# NTSB Accident FTW98LA079
> **Beech 35-B33** · 1997-12-27 · ENGLEWOOD, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09313
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-27
- **Location:** ENGLEWOOD, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.580875, -104.860656
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 35-B33
- **Registration:** N5743K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the airplane's crosswind component, and his failure to divert to an alternate airport with runways more nearly aligned with the wind.  Factors were the icy runway and crosswind.

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