# Accident 19931112042859A: Beech V35, Shaver Lake, CA, November 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1993, 11:17 local time
- Place: Shaver Lake, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1301° N, 119.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1301&lon=-119.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630AW-1994-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931112042859A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF SEVERE TURBULENCE LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP. SIGNETS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERE TURBULENCE

## 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 LAX94FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA048), Nov 12, 1993: Beech V-35 (N630AW), Shaver Lake, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight breakup of the airplane following the pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions during which directional control of the airplane was not maintained, and the design limits of the…

## Other reports on N630AW (2)

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

- [Incident 19840412022729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840412022729I), Apr 12, 1984: Beech V35 (N630AW), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. The nose gear folded on the landing roll. Pilot reported a rigging problem.
- [Accident 19730712023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712023749A), Jul 12, 1973: Beech F35 (N630AW), Oklahoma Cty, OK, Substantial damage. Fuel pump,Continental p/n 1174 vapor ejector clogged with unidentified foreign material.

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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