# Accident 19900712025669A: Beech P35BEECH, Disputanta, VA, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 18:39 local time
- Place: Disputanta, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1198° N, 77.2200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1198&lon=-77.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9726Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9726Y-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025669A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS LOST CONTROL AND CAME APART IN AIR. NO WEATHER BRIEFING FOR RETURN PORTION OF TRIP.

## 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 BFO90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA063), Jul 12, 1990: Beech P35 (N9726Y), Disputanta, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INDEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THUNDERSTORMS AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE…

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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