# Accident 19890831033079A: Beech V35TC, Fort Jones, CA, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 16:12 local time
- Place: Fort Jones, CA
- Airport: Scott Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4094° N, 123.0194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-123.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6225V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6225V-1990-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 1,592 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033079A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. STRUCK POWERLINE CRASHED AND BURNED. HAD STRUCK POWER LINES PRIOR TIME. SEVERE CARDIAC DISEASE.

## 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 LAX89FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA294), Aug 31, 1989: Beech V35TC (N6225V), Fort Jones, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

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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