# Accident 19940705017309A: Beech H35, Jackson, AL, July 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1994, 14:59 local time
- Place: Jackson, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5300° N, 87.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5300&lon=-87.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7917D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7917D-2002-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017309A

## Narrative

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

VFR LOW TIME PILOT FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM AREA IN CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVE. CAME APART. EXCEEDED LOAD.

## 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 ATL94FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA131), Jul 5, 1994: Beech H-35 (N7917D), Jackson, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE DESIGNED STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME BEING EXCEEDED. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE A FACTOR…

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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