# Accident 19940919037919A: Beech M35, Winston Salem, NC, September 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1994, 22:00 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1607° N, 80.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1607&lon=-80.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9931R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919037919A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL AND UNCORRECTED BY CFI. STUDENT OWNER AT CONTROLS. HIT RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIP. NOSE GEAR FOLDED.

## 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 ATL94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA173), Sep 20, 1994: Beech M35 (N9931R), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND A PROPER GLIDEPATH ON FINAL APPROACH, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND UNDERSHOOT. FACTORS WERE THE NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, AND THE FLIGHT…

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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