# Accident 19921004040009A: Beech 35BEECH, New Cumberland, WV, October 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1992, 10:15 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5293° N, 80.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5293&lon=-80.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3863N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3863N-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,368 total, 800 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004040009A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED UPHILL DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC93FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA005), Oct 4, 1992: Beech 35 (N3863N), New Manchester, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION, UPSLOPING RUNWAY, AND A TAILWIND ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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