# Accident 19990429045619A: Beech J35, Bass, AR, April 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bass, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 35.9042° N, 92.9980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bass, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9042&lon=-92.9980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735B-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990429045619A

## Narrative

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

(-23)UPON ARRIVAL AT SPINGFIELD, MO, ON A FLIGHT FROM BAGALUSA, LA, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE WEATHER WAS IMC. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND RETURNED TO NM ARKANSAS, WHERE THE WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VMC.  AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SUPPLY WAS RUNNING LOW, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH A PRECAUTIONARY, OFF AIRPORT LANDING PRIOR TO EXHAUSTING HIS FUEL SUPPLY.  HE LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD 37 IN BASS, AR, A GRAVEL ROAD ON AN ELEVATED ROADBED RUNNING THROUGH A SMALL RIVER VALLEY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY TOUCHED DOWN, RUN ABOUT 800 FEET, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE 25 DEGREE LEFT TURN IN THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT ON ITS ROLL-OUT, RUNNING OFF THE RIGHTHAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THROUGH A BARDED WIRE FENCE.  A HEAVY STEEL FENCE POST TORE OFF THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET LEFT WING, AND THE PROP WOUND UP A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BARDED WIRE.  THIS SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND 180 DEGREES, COLLAPSING THE NLG AND R/H MLG.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A PASTURE ABOUT 250 FEET BEYOND THE CURVE IN THE ROAD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA126), Apr 29, 1999: Beech J35 (N735B), Bass, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during landing roll on a gravel road. Factors were the clouds and low ceilings, the low fuel status, and the gravel road condition.

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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