# Accident 19930604017359A: Beech S35, Lovelock, NV, June 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1993, 07:52 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3210° N, 118.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3210&lon=-118.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5865J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5865J-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 635 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930604017359A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED NOT TO GO DUE WEATHER. FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN EN ROUTE.

## 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 LAX93FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA246), Jun 4, 1993: Beech S35 (N5865J), Lovelock, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5865J (1)

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

- [Incident 19800721062019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721062019I), Jul 21, 1980: Beech S35 (N5865J), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Lost engine power on takeoff, engine quit. No engine discrepancies found except left fuel tank empty.

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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