# Accident 20050724016439A: Beech N35, Salt Lake City, UT, July 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2005, 16:20 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6014° N, 111.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6014&lon=-111.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31TE-2006-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724016439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AND AT ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 150 FEET AGL AND FLYING THE RUNWAY HEADING. WHILE AT 150 FEET THE RIGHT WING WAS LOW, GEAR DOWN AND THE NOSE IN A CLIMB ATTITUDE, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING. THE RIGHT WING WAS DOWN FOR THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND IT WAS STILL MUSHING ALONG. THEN THE RIGHT WING ROLLED TO AN ALMOST VERTICAL ATTITUDE, THE NOSE DROPPED, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 KNOTS FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 2000 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON A ROAD THAT BORDERS THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED IN A POST ACCIDENT FIRE. (-23 AMENDMENT) A WITNESS THAT SAW THE ACCIDENT AS HE WAS DRIVING BY IN HIS CAR STATED THAT HIS CAR WAS BEING BUFFETED BY WINDS AT THE SAME TIME. THE WEATHER REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHOWED THAT THE WIND WAS STEADY AT 19 KTS AND GUSTING TO 38 KTS. A HALF HOUR BEFORE DEPARTURE THE WINDS WERE STEADY AT 20 KTS AND GUSTING TO 28 KTS AND AN HOUR EARLIER THE WING WAS STEADY AT 9 KTS. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM CEDAR CITY FSS 20 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE. HE WAS ON A RAMP GETTING THE PLANE READY FOR DEPARTURE HALF HOUR BEFORE DEPARTURE. IN SHORT THE WEATHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN DUE TO THE BRIEF AND PERSONAL OBSERVATION.

## 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 DEN05FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA114), Jul 24, 2005: Beech N35 (N31TE), West Jordan, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning, his attempted flight into adverse weather conditions, and the stall resulting in the loss of control and subsequent crash. Factors contributing to the…

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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