# Accident 20030619027589A: Beech S35, Weed, CA, June 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Weed, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4803° N, 122.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4803&lon=-122.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5828S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5828S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619027589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT GOT DISORIENTED AND STRUCK OBJECTS ON THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA210), Jun 19, 2003: Beech S35 (N5828S), Weed, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/object clearance altitude.

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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