# Accident 20050805018349A: Beech V35B, Cantwell, AK, August 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2005, 12:50 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 69.7299° N, 162.8194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.7299&lon=-162.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912DB-2011-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050805018349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE AND POST IMPACT GROUND FIRE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ANC05FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA121), Aug 5, 2005: Beech V35B (N912DB), Denali Park, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain while climbing, and his improper in-flight decision making by electing to fly at a low altitude toward rising terrain. A…

## Other reports on N912DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20030727018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030727018489I), Jul 27, 2003: Beech V35B (N912DB), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On the morning of July 27, 2003, [privacy data omitted] departed paso robles municipal airport in Beech BE-35, N912DB, enroute to Long Beach airport…

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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