19971203041249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Pascagoula, MS · December 3, 1997

Date: December 3, 1997 · 08:42 local
Place: Pascagoula, MS
Airport: Trent Lott International Airport
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4404D
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98FAMS1
Reported as: Beech G35
Reported engine: Continental E2258
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 425 total

N4404DRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Beech G35S/N D-4632 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech G35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Disappeared off radar during vectors around weather off caost of gulfport. Passenger body recovered in gulf. (-23) while operating under VFR pilot requested an IFR clearance. Aircraft ws 45 miles east of gulfport at 8,500 feet MSL. After receiving clearance aircraft disappeared from radar. No distress call received from pilot.

As the FAA filed it

DISAPPEARED OFF RADAR DURING VECTORS AROUND WEATHER OFF CAOST OF GULFPORT. PASSENGER BODY RECOVERED IN GULF. (-23) WHILE OPERATING UNDER VFR PILOT REQUESTED AN IFR CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT WS 45 MILES EAST OF GULFPORT AT 8,500 FEET MSL. AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. NO DISTRESS CALL RECEIVED FROM PILOT.

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 MIA98FAMS1Accident · 2 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportMissingundetermined.Dec 3, 1997 · Destroyed