# Accident 20030626011769A: Beech 35B33, Kingswood, KY, June 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2003, 20:54 local time
- Place: Kingswood, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7331° N, 86.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7331&lon=-86.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8953M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953M-2004-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626011769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREE TOP ON A HEADING OF 235 DEGREES AND IMPACTED GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE ANGLE. AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ALTITUDE, NOSING OVER, ENGINE REVVED UP, AND HE HEARD A BIG BOOM ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER.

## 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 NYC03FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA136), Jun 27, 2003: Beech 35-B33 (N8953M), Harned, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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