# Accident 19880218002709A: Beech S35, Lake Charles, LA, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 18:35 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5701K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5701K-1989-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,245 total, 2,157 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218002709A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING A ILS APPROACH. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT IN A LAKE. BOTH PILOTS WERE INSTRUMENT RATED.

## 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 FTW88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA063), Feb 19, 1988: Beech S35 (N5701K), Lake Charles, LA, destroyed, 2 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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