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FAA accident report · Beech F35 · Richards, MO · July 28, 1997

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Date
July 28, 1997 · 09:37 local
Place
Richards, MO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3835B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97FA292
Reported as
Beech F35
Reported engine
Continental E2258
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
424 total142 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N3835BRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2013 · Beech F35S/N D-4106 · Built 1955Airframe modelBeech F35Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The left wing separated as the noninstrument-rated private pilot penetrated thunderstorms. The flight originated from the sundance airport, Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, about 0800, en route to oshkosh, Wisconsin, with a planned fuel stop at trenton, Missouri. Weather radar data and radar ground track showed the airplane proceeding to the northeast and initially outside of precipitation and in visual meteorological conditions. About the time the airplane made an initial deviation towards the south, the radar data indicated that it was in the vicinity of an area of convection. The airplane flew south until it was clear of the first shower/thunderstorm and then turned toward the northeast to resume course. The radar data indicated that shortly after resuming the northeast track, the airplane penetrated a vip level three or four developing thunderstorm and remained in the cell until ground impact. Local residents near the accident site reported that there were thunderstorms and heavy rain in the area around the time of the accident. According to FAA records, there were no weather briefings given to the pilot. The pilot had a total of 1.9 hours simulated instrument time recorded I n his pilot logbook.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE LEFT WING SEPARATED AS THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PRIVATE PILOT PENETRATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SUNDANCE AIRPORT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, ABOUT 0800, EN ROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT TRENTON, MISSOURI. WEATHER RADAR DATA AND RADAR GROUND TRACK SHOWED THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDING TO THE NORTHEAST AND INITIALLY OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION AND IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRPLANE MADE AN INITIAL DEVIATION TOWARDS THE SOUTH, THE RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT IT WAS IN THE VICINITY OF AN AREA OF CONVECTION. THE AIRPLANE FLEW SOUTH UNTIL IT WAS CLEAR OF THE FIRST SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM AND THEN TURNED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST TO RESUME COURSE. THE RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER RESUMING THE NORTHEAST TRACK, THE AIRPLANE PENETRATED A VIP LEVEL THREE OR FOUR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM AND REMAINED IN THE CELL UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. LOCAL RESIDENTS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN IN THE AREA AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, THERE WERE NO WEATHER BRIEFINGS GIVEN TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 1.9 HOURS SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TIME RECORDED I N HIS PILOT LOGBOOK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97FA292Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRichards, MOThe pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and the loss of aircraft control which resulted in the aircraft exceeding its design stress limits. Factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and the adverse weather.Jul 28, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3835B · 1

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

Incident 19860915050399IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Edinburg, TXNose gear collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined.Sep 15, 1986 · Reported as Beech E35 · Minor damage