# Accident 19910706026129A: Beech V35B, Roche Harbor, WA, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 23:40 local time
- Place: Roche Harbor, WA
- Airport: Roche Harbor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5293° N, 123.0605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5293&lon=-123.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6036E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6036E-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,033 total, 320 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706026129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. CRASHED AND BURNED. NORMAL TAKEOFF WAS RWY 24 OVER LIGHTED HARBOR

## 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 SEA91FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA157), Jul 7, 1991: Beech V35B (N6036E), Roche Harbor, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PLAN HIS TAKEOFF PATH TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. THE RISING TERRAIN AND DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N6036E (1)

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

- [Incident 19910113003099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113003099I), Jan 13, 1991: Beech V35B (N6036E), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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