19860117000829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech M35 · Valley View, TX · January 17, 1986

Date
January 17, 1986 · 10:54 local
Place
Valley View, TX
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7BU
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FA035
Reported as
Beech M35
Reported engine
Continental IO470C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total211 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft impacted the ground at high speed. The VFR pilot was operating in IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH SPEED. THE VFR PILOT WAS OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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