# Accident 19850125001449A: Beech P35BEECH, Verdi, NV, January 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1985, 18:17 local time
- Place: Verdi, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5096° N, 119.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5096&lon=-119.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1560S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 375 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125001449A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA85FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA051), Jan 26, 1985: Beech BE-35 (N1560S), Verdi, NV, destroyed, 3 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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