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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Wendover, UT · February 18, 2001

Date: February 18, 2001
Place: Wendover, UT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5757K
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01FA064
Reported as: Beech V35
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N5757KRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Beech V35S/N D-8090 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) According to witnesses, pilot departed Wendover, UT airport in rain on February 18, 2001, for a flight to eureka, NV. Aircraft did not arrive and was the subject of a search. Aircraft wreckage was found on March 5, 2001. Examination of the wreckage indicated the aircraft most likely struck the earth inverted and vertical at a high rate of speed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, PILOT DEPARTED WENDOVER, UT AIRPORT IN RAIN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2001, FOR A FLIGHT TO EUREKA, NV. AIRCRAFT DID NOT ARRIVE AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SEARCH. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON MARCH 5, 2001. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT MOST LIKELY STRUCK THE EARTH INVERTED AND VERTICAL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01FA064Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportWendover, UTThe pilot flying at an altitude insufficient to clear surrounding terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot becoming lost/disoriented, his subsequent spatial disorientation, and dark night conditions.Feb 19, 2001 · Destroyed