# Accident 20020805021979A: Beech E35, Idaho Falls, ID, August 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Fanning Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5319° N, 112.0836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5319&lon=-112.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82Z-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805021979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1.5 MILES NW OF THE IDAHO FALLS AIRPORT AT 1400 MDT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN A 360 TURN ON RIGHT DOWN WIND TO RY 20, BY THE TOWER TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT SEPARATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES ON THE GROUND TO SPUTTER, THEN NOSE OVER AND SPIN NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA02FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA146), Aug 5, 2002: Beech BE-35 (N82Z), Idaho Falls, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flying pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall/spin. An additional cause was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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