# Accident 19880309004979A: Beech 35BEECH, Nome, AK, March 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1988, 23:47 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7104° N, 164.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7104&lon=-164.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5115C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115C-1989-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309004979A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE. EMPENNAGE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS AND STRESS. AIRFRAME FAILED

## 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 ANC88FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA037), Mar 10, 1988: Beech B35 (N5115C), Nome, AK, 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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