# Accident 20010701039859A: Beech H35, Chitina, AK, July 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4544° N, 144.9956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4544&lon=-144.9956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5429D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5429D-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010701039859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT PATH TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OVER A MOUNTAIN RIDGELINE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6,000 FEET MSL. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE RIDGELINE IT ENCOUNTERED A SEVER DOWNDRAFT THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND AT A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET PER MINUTE. THE PILOT STATED HE ONLY HAD TIME TO ADD FULL AVAILABLE POWER AND MAXIMUM RPM BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GLACIER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES DUE TO THE IMPACT WITH THE GLACIER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WALKED FROM THE CRASH SCENE TO THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. PASSENGER CONFIRMED PILOT'S STATEMENTS. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 ANC01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA080), Jul 1, 2001: Beech H35 (N5429D), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are variable winds, and a downdraft.

## Other reports on N5429D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870726038349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726038349A), Jul 26, 1987: Beech H35 (N5429D), Nikolai, AK, Substantial damage. Reported a crosswind blew the aircraft off the runway on takeoff. Pilot did not know correct crosswind procedure.

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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