# Accident 19881130052189A: Beech P35BEECH, Bakersville, NC, November 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1988, 14:20 local time
- Place: Bakersville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0094° N, 82.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0094&lon=-82.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9584Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9584Y-1989-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,947 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881130052189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN WHILE DESCENDING EN ROUTE.RADAR READOUT INDICATES DESCENT IN CLOUDS.NO FLIGHT PLAN

## 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 ATL89FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA047), Nov 30, 1988: Beech P35 (N9584Y), Bakersville, NC, destroyed, 3 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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