# Accident 19890829032482A: Beech J35, Snohomish, WA, August 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1989, 19:55 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9406° N, 121.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9406&lon=-121.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66QB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66QB-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 17,300 total, 132 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032482A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK ON CONVERGING COURSE AND COLLIDED WITH N49231. WAS FLYING INTO LOW SUN. FELL TO EARTH EXPLODED AND BURNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N49231, Cessna 152: [Accident 19890829032481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032481A)

## 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 SEA89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA160), Aug 30, 1989: Beech J35 (N66QB), Snohomish, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID N49231, A CESSNA 172. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: A FLIGHT PATH DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN, AND THE LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OF DUSK ON THE GROUND BELOW.

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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