# Accident 19921209049529A: Beech 3533, Riverton, UT, December 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Riverton, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5007° N, 111.9404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5007&lon=-111.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755AA-1993-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- Reported engine: CONT IO470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209049529A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO KNOWN POOR WEATHER. SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. STRUCK ROLLING HILLS EDGE OF VALLEY.

## 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 SEA93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA033), Dec 9, 1992: Beech 35-33 (N755AA), Riverton, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: TERRAIN CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

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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