# Accident 19910520016709A: Beech 35BEECH, Harrison, ID, May 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Harrison, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5397° N, 116.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5397&lon=-116.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3842N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3842N-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 40 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520016709A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN ON CLIMBOUT. RUNWAY NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TAKEOFF DUE RISING TERRAIN. VALVES LEAKING.

## 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 SEA91FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA110), May 20, 1991: Beech 35 (N3842N), Harrison, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. THE TERRAIN CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N3842N (1)

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

- [Accident 19770731026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731026659A), Jul 31, 1977: Beech 35BEECH (N3842N), Morris, IL, Substantial damage. Flexible air duct collapsed because valve in alternate air valve assembly malfunctioned.

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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