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FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Skagway, AK · August 8, 2003

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Date
August 8, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place
Skagway, AK
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4317S
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03FA094
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total2,000 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N4317SRegistration cancelled Apr 19, 2007 · Beech V35BS/N D-9768 · Built 1975Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N4317S departed Skagway runway 02. Stalled and crashed into rising terrain during climb out on crosswind leg. Skagway airport sits in a canyon with rising terrain on 3 sides. Witnesses stated that N4317S appeared to have began it crosswind leg premature, before attaining sufficient altitude to clear the ridge near the downwind leg of the pattern. Total airframe hours not available.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N4317S DEPARTED SKAGWAY RUNWAY 02. STALLED AND CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN DURING CLIMB OUT ON CROSSWIND LEG. SKAGWAY AIRPORT SITS IN A CANYON WITH RISING TERRAIN ON 3 SIDES. WITNESSES STATED THAT N4317S APPEARED TO HAVE BEGAN IT CROSSWIND LEG PREMATURE, BEFORE ATTAINING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE RIDGE NEAR THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 ANC03FA094Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportSkagway, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and subsequent inadvertent stall, which resulted in a collision with trees during takeoff-initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were terrain features consisting of a ravine and rising terrain on…Aug 9, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4317S · 2

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

Incident 20000314014879ILevel Off Touchdown · Auburn, CA(-23) While landing at the Auburn airport, the landing gear on N4317S, Beech V-35, collapsed. The aircraft skidded and came to a stop on the runway. Witnesses reported seeing the landing gear paratially extended just before landing. The pilot remembers…Mar 14, 2000 · Minor damageIncident 19840225012219ILevel Off Touchdown · Eureka, CALanded gear up. Pilot claimed electrical problem and jammed gear. No mechanical or electrical defects found.Feb 25, 1984 · Minor damage