# Accident 19970808021379A: Beech G35, Alpine, TX, August 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine/Casparis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4309° N, 103.3294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4309&lon=-103.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44T-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808021379A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED SEVERAL ROLLS UNDER LOW CEILING. LOST CONTROL. DIVED INTO GROUND.(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS (BARREL-ROLLS) AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, OVER ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT'S INJURIES WERE FATAL.

## 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 FTW97FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA302), Aug 8, 1997: Beech G35 (N44T), Alpine, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of aerobatics at low altitude and his failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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