# Accident 20060607009549A: Beech H35, Reno, NV, June 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2006, 15:05 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4489° N, 119.7811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4489&lon=-119.7811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5455D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5455D-2009-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060607009549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7 JUNE, 2006 AT 1505 HRS, N5455D DEPARTED RENO-TAHOE (KRNO) AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND STATED THEY WERE HAVING RPM PROBLEMS. THE PILOT STATED HE INTENDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER TURNING BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT AGAIN REPORTED RPM PROBLEMS AND STATED THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED PRIOR TO IMPACTING A HOUSE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DESTROYED THE HOUSE.

## 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 LAX06FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA197), Jun 7, 2006: Beech H35 (N5455D), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a house. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a…

## Other reports on N5455D (1)

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

- [Incident 19950410010569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410010569I), Apr 10, 1995: Beech H35 (N5455D), Vacaville, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: discussion with pilot revealed he experienced a firm gust of wind to tail of aircraft just prior to touchdown. This event caused the nose of 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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