# Accident 19890107000259A: Beech 35B33, New Braunfels, TX, January 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1989, 21:40 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6992° N, 98.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6992&lon=-98.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1530Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1530Z-1991-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107000259A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON SIDE OF HILL WHILE SCUD RUNNING AT NIGHT IN DENSE FOG.

## 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 FTW89FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA037), Jan 7, 1989: Beech B33 (N1530Z), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT.

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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