# Accident 19920731028549A: Beech V35B, Northwood, ND, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 03:10 local time
- Place: Northwood, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7299° N, 97.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7299&lon=-97.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8BL-1994-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,162 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028549A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION ON DARK NIGHT TAKEOFF AND SPIRAL INTO GROUND. PILOT FATIGUE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI92FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA220), Jul 31, 1992: Beech V35B (N8BL), Northwood, ND, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND DURING INITIAL CLIMB.

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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