THE DTSB
Pending. Night Terrain Double Fatal.
C-FITAQP: 7) TERRAIN COLLISION
Beechcraft M35 | N951T
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateAugust 13, 2025
- Local time11:00 PM
- LightNight
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
Accident Location
- City, State
- Des Moines, New Mexico
- Latitude
- 36.075
- Longitude
- -103.873611
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N951T
- Make
- Beechcraft
- Model
- M35
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Hoverter, Douglas Kim
- Gender
- Male
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Night
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- No
- AQP category
- 7) TERRAIN COLLISION →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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