# Accident 20020408009219A: Beech E35, Blowingrock, NC, April 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2002, 11:54 local time
- Place: Blowingrock, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1514° N, 81.6153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1514&lon=-81.6153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3292C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292C-2002-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408009219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL02FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA077), Apr 8, 2002: Beech E35 (N3292C), Blowing Rock, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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