# Accident 19880530016359A: Beech H35, Phoenix, AZ, May 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1988, 17:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5003° N, 112.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5003&lon=-112.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N904Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904Q-1994-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530016359A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT A STEEP ANGLE STRUCK HOUSE,PEOPLE, AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX88FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA196), May 30, 1988: Beech H-35 (N904Q), Phoenix, AZ, 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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