# Accident 19961207045249A: Beech V35B, Lake Tahoe, CA, December 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1996, 11:21 local time
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6056M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6056M-1999-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961207045249A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF MODERATE TURBULENCE BELOW 18,000 FEET MSL, WITH A FREEZING LEVEL REPORTED TO BE 9,300 FEET AND RIME ICING EXPECTED. EN ROUTE THE PILOT CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO LAKE TAHOE INSTEAD OF TRUCKEE.  HE WAS REQUESTED TO HOLD AT THE SQUAW VALLEY VOR AT 13,000 FEET AND TO EXPECT A CLEARANCE INTO LAKE TAHOE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN RIME ICING AND REQUESTED 12,000 AND, UNABLE TO HOLD AT 12,000 FEET, REQUESTED 11,000 FEET.  HE WAS GIVEN A HEADING CHANGE AND REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN 11,000 FEET.  HE THEN REQUESTED A 180-DEGREE TURN AND LATER REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOW OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND IN THE CLEAR, BUT HE HAD A LOT OF ICE.  HE THEN STATED 'WE'RE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY I'M GOING DOWN.'  ATC PROVIDED THE PILOT WITH A HEADING CHANGE TO WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED.  THAT WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT.

## 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 LAX97FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA067), Dec 7, 1996: Beech V35B (N6056M), Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather and improper in-flight planning and decision making.

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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