At 15:57 mountain time, a Beech V35B crashed during its landing approach to Albuquerque International Airport. The passenger was killed in the crash and the pilot died of his injuries two days later. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 3 but the pilot lined up for landing on runway 35. When the tower pointed this out, he attempted to divert to the intersecting runway 3. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude near the approach end of runway 3.
Dec. 24, Albuquerque, N.M. / Beech Bonanza
At 15:57 mountain time, a Beech V35B crashed during its landing approach to Albuquerque International Airport. The passenger was killed in the crash and the pilot died of his injuries two days later. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 3 but the pilot lined up for landing on runway 35. When the tower pointed this out, he attempted to divert to the intersecting runway 3. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude near the approach end of runway 3....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech V35B crashed during its landing approach to Albuquerque International Airport, resulting in the fatalities of both the pilot and passenger.
- The pilot initially lined up for the wrong runway (35 instead of the cleared runway 3).
- After being corrected by air traffic control, the pilot attempted to divert to the correct runway 3 but impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude.
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