# Accident 19890805027729A: Beech 35BEECH, Lowell, WY, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lowell, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8305° N, 108.3910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8305&lon=-108.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9661Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9661Y-1993-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,621 total, 1,171 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027729A

## Narrative

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

FLEW UP A CANYON THEN UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN AND UNABLE TO TURN AROUND. PUT IT INTO TREES. IMPACT SHEARED WINGS

## 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 DEN89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA186), Aug 6, 1989: Beech P35 (N9661Y), Lovell, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CONTINUE OUT OF THE CANYON OR TURN AROUND. THE TERRAIN AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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