# Accident 19870308005259A: Beech STC35, Asheville, NC, March 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1987, 23:58 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4595° N, 82.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4595&lon=-82.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621M-1988-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,369 total, 79 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308005259A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE PILOT WAS LEFT OF COURSE AND BELOW DECISION HEIGHT.

## 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 ATL87FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA082), Mar 9, 1987: Beech K35 (N621M), Arden, NC, destroyed, 1 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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