# Accident 19850107000359A: Beech B35, Death Valley, CA, January 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1985, 10:50 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6008° N, 116.8306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6008&lon=-116.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8889A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889A-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E2254
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850107000359A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER. IMPACTED A MOUNTAINSIDE. LACKED CURRENT WEATHER REPORT.

## 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 LAX85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA100), Jan 7, 1985: Beech B-35 (N8889A), Death Valley, CA, destroyed, 4 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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