# Accident 19951108042549A: Beech S35, Arcata - Eureka, CA, November 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1995, 17:48 local time
- Place: Arcata - Eureka, CA
- Airport: Arcata Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6697° N, 123.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6697&lon=-123.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8920M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8920M-2017-02-22) (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 IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951108042549A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON INITIAL IMC ILS APPROACH. HAD PRIOR DEMONSTRATED TURNS WRONG WAY AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 LAX96FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA042), Nov 9, 1995: Beech S35 (N8920M), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to correct a descending spiral and perform a missed approach, after becoming spatially disoriented and deviating from the planned ILS approach procedure. Factors relating to the…

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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