# Accident 19891229054389A: Beech B35, Tularosa, NM, December 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tularosa, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0707° N, 106.0208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0707&lon=-106.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9K-1992-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,808 total, 1,808 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229054389A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WORSENING WEATHER FOLLOWING ROAD. STRUCK A ROAD SIGN LANDING IN A RESTRICTED AREA. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 DEN90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA037), Dec 29, 1989: Beech 35 (N9K), Tularosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE ROAD SIGN DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A REALTED FACTOR.

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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