# Accident 19890303003829A: Beech V35TC, Roanoke, VA, March 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1989, 16:20 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2109° N, 80.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2109&lon=-80.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27FH-1990-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,811 total, 1,241 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303003829A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TO UNSAFE ALTITUDE TO FLY UNDER CLOUDS,PULLED UP TO MISS HILLS,LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN RESIDENT AREA

## 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 BFO89FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA019), Mar 3, 1989: Beech V35TC (N27FH), Roanoke, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

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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