# Accident 19940203001399A: Beech S35, Pinehurst, OR, February 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1994, 12:45 local time
- Place: Pinehurst, OR
- Airport: Pinehurst State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1503° N, 122.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1503&lon=-122.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50VT-2011-05-25) (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 IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,586 total, 27 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940203001399A

## Narrative

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

MADE TWO LOW PASSES OVER AIRSTRIP. ON THIRD PASS OFF SIDE RUNWAY. REVVED ENGINE JUST PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 SEA94FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA055), Feb 3, 1994: Beech S35 (N50VT), Ashland, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND POOR SUPERVISION.

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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