# Accident 19890303003359A: Beech B35, Roanoke, VA, March 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1989
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8918A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8918A-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303003359A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR. LOST RADIO/RADAR CONTACT. CRASHED

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8918A (1)

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

- [Accident 19891122046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122046409A), Nov 22, 1989: Beech B35 (N8918A), Bremerton, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees near airport. Low IFR. Owner had not autorized PIC to fly aircraft.

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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