# Accident 19950809030289A: Beech 35BEECH, Paintersville, OH, August 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1995, 07:20 local time
- Place: Paintersville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6497° N, 83.7410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6497&lon=-83.7410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3944N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3944N-1996-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809030289A

## Narrative

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

CUT POWERLINE SCUD RUNNING.LOW CEILING IN LESS THAN MILE VISIBILITY, STRUCK TREES. NO WEATHER BRIEFING. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED SHELBYVILLE IL AT 0920Z CDT FOR NEW LEXINGTON, OH. HIT POWERLINE, CLIP TREES & CRASHED APPROX 7 MILES SOUTH OF XENIA, OHIO AT APPROX. 1230Z EDT.

## 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 BFO95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA077), Aug 9, 1995: Beech 35 (N3944N), Paintersville, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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