# Accident 19850725033699A: Beech H35, El Reno, OK, July 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5396° N, 97.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5396&lon=-97.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356B-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 70 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85MA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85MA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725033699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL CLIMBING THRU CONVECTIVE CLOUDS WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE PULLUP AND AIRFRAME FAILURE.

## 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 FTW85MA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85MA297), Jul 25, 1985: Beech H35 (N356B), El Reno, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N356B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760317005559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760317005559A), Mar 17, 1976: Beech H35 (N356B), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Ran tank dry. Remaining 3 tanks full.

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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