# Accident 19920805029069A: Beech C35BEECH, Leslie, AR, August 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1992, 15:10 local time
- Place: Leslie, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8194° N, 92.5493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8194&lon=-92.5493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617D-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805029069A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE. MVFR FORECAST FOR AREA.

## 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 FTW92FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA202), Aug 5, 1992: Beech C35 (N617D), Leslie, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE FOG, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N617D (1)

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

- [Incident 19870506024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506024099I), May 6, 1987: Beech C35BEECH (N617D), Lancaster, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Gear warning horn did not sound.

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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