# Accident 19891122046409A: Beech B35, Bremerton, WA, November 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1989, 20:22 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5695° N, 122.7496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5695&lon=-122.7496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8918A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8918A-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122046409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES NEAR AIRPORT. LOW IFR. OWNER HAD NOT AUTORIZED PIC TO FLY AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA90FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA021), Nov 23, 1989: Beech B35 (N8918A), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT ON THE ILS APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACHED AFTER REACHING THE LATERAL LIMITS OF THE ILS SYSTEM…

## Other reports on N8918A (1)

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

- [Accident 19890303003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303003359A), Mar 3, 1989: Beech B35 (N8918A), Roanoke, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unable to maintain VFR. Lost radio/radar contact. Crashed

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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