# Accident 19820702027609A: Beech V35B, Redding, CA, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 11:25 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6006° N, 122.4605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6006&lon=-122.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23725, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23725-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 443 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702027609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FALLING OUT OF CLOUDS IN PIECES. VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS SEPARATED WHEN FIRST SPOTTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA240), Jul 2, 1982: Beech V35B (N23725), 37 Nm Nw. Of Re, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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