Beech V35 N7987R accident near Engelwood, Colorado, March 16, 2025
Beech V35, registration N7987R, operated by HOPEFUL MONSTER LLC, was involved in an accident near Engelwood, Colorado on March 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA126 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 47 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 17,075 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:38 UTC, at 5,975 ft and 97 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 0 km from Denver/Centennial Arpt (KAPA).
The nearest weather report, from KAPA (0 km away), showed wind variable° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 22,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech V35A registered in United States (Mode S AAD91A).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- March 16, 2025
- Location
- Engelwood, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Beech V35
- Registration
- N7987R
- Operator
- HOPEFUL MONSTER LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA126 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Denver/Centennial Arpt (KAPA)
- Recorded flight
- 47 min, max 17,075 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:38 UTC, 5,975 ft, 97 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA126; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.