THE DTSB
Pending. Engine problem after liftoff on runway 17L, attempted the impossible turn. It was still impossible. Flight instruction flight – aircraft had been in maintenance for engine problems.
U-FITAQP: 21) THE IMPOSSIBLE TURN
Beechcraft P-35 | N463T
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateSeptember 5, 2025
- Local time6:25 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightInitial Climb
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
- AirportKAPA
Accident Location
- City, State
- Denver, Colorado
- Latitude
- 39.560556
- Longitude
- -104.833611
- Airport ID
- KAPA
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N463T
- Make
- Beechcraft
- Model
- P-35
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Feeney, Perry Matthew
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- Basic Med
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- Yes
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Initial Climb
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 21) THE IMPOSSIBLE TURN →
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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