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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech E35 · Blowingrock, NC · April 8, 2002

Date: April 8, 2002 · 11:54 local
Place: Blowingrock, NC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3292C
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02FA077
Reported as: Beech E35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N3292CRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2002 · Beech E35S/N D-3959 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech E35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was fatally injured when the aircraft flew into the side of a mountain while flying from hickory NC to boone NC. The weather was IMC and the pilot was not instrument rated. After the crash the resulting fire destroyed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN WHILE FLYING FROM HICKORY NC TO BOONE NC. THE WEATHER WAS IMC AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. AFTER THE CRASH THE RESULTING FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL02FA077Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBlowing Rock, NCThe pilot's continued VFR flight in to known IMC, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees in mountainous terrain. A factor was low ceiling.Apr 8, 2002 · Destroyed