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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C35BEECH · Glenrock, WY · June 24, 1989

Date
June 24, 1989 · 02:35 local
Place
Glenrock, WY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1887D
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89FA146
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E1858
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,039 total700 in this make and model91 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.

En route at night VFR in and out of clouds and rain. Fatigued pilot apparently dozed off. Impacted hillside.

As the FAA filed it

EN ROUTE AT NIGHT VFR IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS AND RAIN. FATIGUED PILOT APPARENTLY DOZED OFF. IMPACTED HILLSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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