# Accident 19910724029739A: Beech V35, Jonesville, VA, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 09:18 local time
- Place: Jonesville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6796° N, 83.1102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6796&lon=-83.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118CB-1991-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029739A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INT LOW CLOUDS. FAILED TO CIRCLE AND OR HOLD GEI ALTITUDE. FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN. 4 PILOTS. OWNER LEFT SEAT.

## 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 BFO91FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA068), Jul 24, 1991: Beech V35A (N118CB), Jonesville, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TO ASSURE THAT THE INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED CLEAR OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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