# Accident 19890520012359A: Beech S35, Russellville, KY, May 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1989, 00:37 local time
- Place: Russellville, KY
- Airport: Russellville-Logan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7996° N, 86.8109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY (4M7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7996&lon=-86.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863Q-1990-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 54 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012359A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO KNOWN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS, LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENCE AND FAILED TO RECOVER. SIGMETS GIVEN PILOT.

## 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 ATL89FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA149), May 20, 1989: Beech S35 (N6863Q), Russellville, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE…

## Other reports on N6863Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800122016359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800122016359I), Jan 22, 1980: Beech S35 (N6863Q), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear. Passenger said gear warning horn sounded before touchdown. Switch down. Cb popped.

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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