19890430010359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 35BEECH · Sierraville, CA · April 30, 1989

Date
April 30, 1989 · 16:40 local
Place
Sierraville, CA
Airport
Sierraville Dearwater Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3169V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA176
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E1858
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
187 total13 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A gust of wind lifted a wing on touchdown. Began go around in nose high altitude stalled and impacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

A GUST OF WIND LIFTED A WING ON TOUCHDOWN. BEGAN GO AROUND IN NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.