# Accident 20051231033189A: Beech V35A, Valley Center, CA, December 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Valley Center, CA
- Airport: Blackinton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2500° N, 117.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2500&lon=-117.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7944R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7944R-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,875 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051231033189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 2005, ABOUT 0800 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECHCRAFT V35A N7944R, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR VALLEY CENTER, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS THE LAST OF FIVE AIRPLANES THAT WERE TRAVELING TO ANOTHER AIRPORT FOR AN OVERNIGHT TRIP. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TAKEOFF, AND REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG AS THE AIRPLANE REACHED ABOUT 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL IN AVOCADO TREE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX06FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA075), Dec 31, 2005: Beech V35A (N7944R), Valley Center, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin following a loss of engine power in the takeoff initial climb, resulting in a stall/spin. While the laboratory tests indicated the presence…

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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