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FAA accident report · Beech C35BEECH · Sanders, AZ · June 29, 2002

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Date
June 29, 2002 · 21:24 local
Place
Sanders, AZ
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5856C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02FA210
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N5856CRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2005 · Beech C35S/N D-2808 · Built 1951Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 29, 2002, about 2124 hours mountain standard time, a Beech C35, N5856C, experienced an in-flight breakup and uncontrolled descent following a departure from cruise flight about 20 nautical miles south of chambers, Arizona. The airplane impacted desert terrain and was destroyed. The commerical pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity, and no flight plan was filed. The nighttime personal flight was performed under 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from near albuquerque, new Mexico, approximately 1 hour earlier. According to the federal aviation administration's (FAA) quality assurance staff at the albuquerque air route traffic control center (ARTCC), the pilot had requested and was receiving radar flight following services during his flight. The accident airplane was initially radar identified about 9 NM southwest of the double eagle ii (uncontrolled) airport, new Mexico. At the time, the airplane was climbing through 8,400 feet. The radar track continued and indicated that the airplane proceeded while climbing in a westerly direction. At no time during the flight did the pilot indicate he was experiencing any difficulties or request assistance. Radar contact with the airplane was lost at 2123:27, seconds after it veered left off its westerly course at 11,000 feet. The airplane's last known position (lkp) was 34 degrees 52 minutes 58 seconds north latitude by 109 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west longitude. Thereafter, four primary radar hits were recorded within a mile of the lkp. The main wreckage was found on flat, desert terrain, elevation 6,200 feet mean sea level, about 0.85 NM southeast of the lkp. Components from the fragmented right wing and fragmented right ruddervator/stabilizer were located near the northern end of 1,650-foot-long wreckage distribution path. The main wreckage, consisting of the fuselage and its attached left wing, was located near the southern portion of the distribution path. There was no evidence of fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2002, ABOUT 2124 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH C35, N5856C, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FOLLOWING A DEPARTURE FROM CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF CHAMBERS, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED DESERT TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE COMMERICAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE NIGHTTIME PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR EARLIER. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S (FAA) QUALITY ASSURANCE STAFF AT THE ALBUQUERQUE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC), THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED AND WAS RECEIVING RADAR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES DURING HIS FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS INITIALLY RADAR IDENTIFIED ABOUT 9 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE DOUBLE EAGLE II (UNCONTROLLED) AIRPORT, NEW MEXICO. AT THE TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 8,400 FEET. THE RADAR TRACK CONTINUED AND INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED WHILE CLIMBING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. AT NO TIME DURING THE FLIGHT DID THE PILOT INDICATE HE WAS EXPERIENCING ANY DIFFICULTIES OR REQUEST ASSISTANCE. RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST AT 2123:27, SECONDS AFTER IT VEERED LEFT OFF ITS WESTERLY COURSE AT 11,000 FEET. THE AIRPLANE'S LAST KNOWN POSITION (LKP) WAS 34 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 58 SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE BY 109 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST LONGITUDE. THEREAFTER, FOUR PRIMARY RADAR HITS WERE RECORDED WITHIN A MILE OF THE LKP. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON FLAT, DESERT TERRAIN, ELEVATION 6,200 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, ABOUT 0.85 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE LKP. COMPONENTS FROM THE FRAGMENTED RIGHT WING AND FRAGMENTED RIGHT RUDDERVATOR/STABILIZER WERE LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF 1,650-FOOT-LONG WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION PATH. THE MAIN WRECKAGE, CONSISTING OF THE FUSELAGE AND ITS ATTACHED LEFT WING, WAS LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION PATH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.

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 LAX02FA210Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChambers, AZThe pilot's loss of airplane control after falling asleep due to fatigue, which resulted in a structural failure of the airframe during a high speed descent after the design stress limits of the aircraft were exceeded.Jun 30, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5856C · 1

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

Incident 19920612026069ITouch And Go Landing · Buckeye, AZStudent inadvertently retracted gear instead of flaps on a touch and go landing. Gear collapsed.Jun 12, 1992 · Reported as Beech 35BEECH · Minor damage