19850125001449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech P35BEECH · Verdi, NV · January 25, 1985

Date
January 25, 1985 · 18:17 local
Place
Verdi, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1560S
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85FA051
Reported as
Beech P35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total375 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into rising terrain while in IFR conditions. Pilot not instrument rated. Aircraft destroyed on ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN WHILE IN IFR CONDITIONS. PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.AIRCRAFT DESTROYED ON GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.