# Accident 19880330009769A: Beech C35BEECH, Onamia, MN, March 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1988, 19:50 local time
- Place: Onamia, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0593° N, 93.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0593&lon=-93.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2766T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2766T-1989-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880330009769A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL UPON ENTERING AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. LOW TIME PILOT NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 CHI88FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA087), Mar 31, 1988: Beech 35-C33A (N2766T), Onamia, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT DISORIENTATION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N2766T (1)

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

- [Incident 19851205073049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205073049I), Dec 5, 1985: Beech 35C33A (N2766T), Negaunee, MI, Minor damage. Landed beside runway after ILS approach. Unable to distinguish runway due to snow. Runway lights not up.

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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