# Accident 19920911036419A: Beech G35, Galax/Hillsvill, VA, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 17:35 local time
- Place: Galax/Hillsvill, VA
- Airport: Twin County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7602° N, 80.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7602&lon=-80.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4526D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4526D-1995-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036419A

## Narrative

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

REPORT POWER LOSS,BELIEVED FUEL PROBLEM. WRECKAGE INDICATES STALL TRYING FOR A ROAD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 BFO92FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA135), Sep 11, 1992: Beech G35 (N4526D), Hillsville, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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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