# Accident 20030830025009A: Beech K35, Gerlach, NV, August 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2003, 12:11 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7433° N, 119.2133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7433&lon=-119.2133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5343E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343E-2003-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030830025009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TURNING FROM RIGHT BASE TO FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING.

## 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 LAX03LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA270), Aug 30, 2003: Beech K35 (N5343E), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed resulting in a stall mush and collision with terrain.

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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