# Accident 19910813033919A: Beech 35C33, Dalhart, TX, August 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1991, 15:28 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Dalhart Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0591° N, 102.5098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0591&lon=-102.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N887R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N887R-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,049 total, 898 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813033919A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED AGAINST ADVICE INTO IFR EN ROUTE WEATHER.LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS CIRCLING AIRPORT.ROLLED INVERTED,CRASHED.

## 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 FTW91FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA147), Aug 13, 1991: Beech 35-C33 (N887R), Dalhart, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE AND EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N887R (2)

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

- [Incident 19871025072379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025072379I), Oct 25, 1987: Beech 35C33 (N887R), Norfolk, NE. Shortly after level off, the pilot reported flight instrument problems. No gyro vectors given to a safe landing.
- [Accident 19770910026319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910026319A), Sep 10, 1977: Beech 35C33 (N887R), Mccook, NE, Substantial damage. VASI lamp unit.r main,nose wheel were flat.

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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