# Accident 19910205001639A: Beech F35, Sidney, OH, February 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1991, 09:57 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Airport: Sidney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2794° N, 84.1592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2794&lon=-84.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3822B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3822B-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910205001639A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES NEAR DESTINATION AIRPORT IN ZERO IMC. HAD  DEPARTED DAY ON A SPECIAL VFR.

## 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 CHI91FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA090), Feb 5, 1991: Beech F.35 (N3822B), Sidney, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR DIRECTIVES AND OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY.

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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