# Accident 19951230042729A: Beech V35B, Delano, CA, December 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1995, 12:04 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Airport: Delano Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7793° N, 119.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7793&lon=-119.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7337R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7337R-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 35 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230042729A

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME IFR PILOT ATTEMPTED BELOW MINIMUM VOR APPROACH. OBSERVED CIRCLING IN OUR CLOUDS. VERTICAL DIVE TO GROUND.

## 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 LAX96FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA086), Dec 30, 1995: Beech V35B (N7337R), Delano, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during an IFR circling approach. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience in high performance…

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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