# Accident 19941205040489A: Beech V35, Village Mills, TX, December 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Village Mills, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5109° N, 94.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5109&lon=-94.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4855J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4855J-1997-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 140 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941205040489A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ROUGH SPOT TAKING OFF ON PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. VEERED INTO TREES. IMPACT TO BE OFFLEFT WING. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 FTW95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA059), Dec 5, 1994: Beech V35 (N4855J), Village Mills, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH CONDITION OF THE GRASS RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4855J (1)

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

- [Incident 19890828049919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828049919I), Aug 28, 1989: Beech N35 (N4855J), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. No gear safe light. Recycled and got safe light. Gear collapsed on rollout. Unable to determine cause.

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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