# Accident 20000113000919A: Beech K35, Fillmore, UT, January 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fillmore, UT
- Airport: Fillmore Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9603° N, 112.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9603&lon=-112.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9500R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9500R-2004-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000113000919A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 13, 2000, AT 1300 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH K35, N9500R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM FILLMORE AIRPORT, FILLMORE, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS ST. GEORGE, UTAH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 22, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  THE PROPELLER, COWLING AND LANDING GEAR WERE BENT, AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED.                                                                      (-23)DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE PRIOR TO THE PROPER FLYING SPEED.  AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT STATED: TRIM WAS SET IMPROPERLY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA043), Jan 13, 2000: Beech K35 (N9500R), Fillmore, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of elevator trim, resulting in his failure to obtain sufficient takeoff airspeed and subsequent inadvertent stall/mush. A Factor was his failure to follow the preflight…

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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