# Incident 19990118036279I: Beech G35, Ennis, TX, January 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1999, 14:55 local time
- Place: Ennis, TX
- Airport: Ennis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3302° N, 96.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3302&lon=-96.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4662D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4662D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990118036279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT:  AIRCRAFT HANDELED NORMALLY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLIGHT.  THE ONLY THING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE FLIGHT WAS A SLIGHT SHAKING OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, LAST 3-5 SECONDS DURING DESCENT INTO ENNIS.  AIRSPEED AT THAT TIME WAS 180 MPH IAS+OR-15MPH AT MOST PLANE HANDLED NORMALLY BEFORE AND AFTER THAT EVENT.

## 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 FTW99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA093), Jan 18, 1999: Beech G35 (N4662D), Ennis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Flutter of the empennage for an undetermined reason, which resulted in damage to the aft fuselage.

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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