# Accident 20000901037209A: Beech K35, Manitowish, WA, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 22:10 local time
- Place: Manitowish, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1298° N, 89.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1298&lon=-89.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3076C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3076C-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901037209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RWY 32 AT THE MANITOWISH WATERS AIRPORT (D25). THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO WOODED TERRAIN APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI00FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA284), Sep 2, 2000: Beech K35 (N3076C), Manitowish Watr, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees during an approach on a dark, low overcast night, the pilot's improper use of an IFR procedure without clearance, and the pilot's improper…

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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