# Accident 20000715007899A: Beech B35, Columbus, NE, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 18:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4293° N, 97.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4293&lon=-97.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947V-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715007899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/15/2000 APPROX. 1845 CST, BE-35, N947V, STRUCK A FIBER OPTIC CABLE OVER THE LOUP RIVER, 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS, NE. THE PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED DURING THE UNCONTROLLED LANDING. WITNESSES DISCLOSED THE A/C HAD DEPARTED FREMONT, NE. APPROX. 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE RIVER WHILE ENTOUTE TO THE COLUMBUS, NE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE A/C STRUCK THE WIRE LOCATED 63 FEET AGL. FORCING THE A/C INTO A SANDBAR. THE A/C BROKE APART UPON IMPACT AND BURNED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C.

## 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 CHI00FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA200), Jul 15, 2000: Beech 35 (N947V), Columbus, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the power line. Factors were the sunglare and the wire.

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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