# Accident 20070929023369A: Beech B35, Waterloo, IA, September 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2007, 20:20 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5569° N, 92.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5569&lon=-92.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GW-2009-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,601 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929023369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN (UES) AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2007, ENROUTE TO WATERLOO, IOWA (ALO). PILOT RECEIVED A VFR CLEARANCE TO RUNWAY 18, AND AS REPORTED BY ATC, WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY LOCATING THE AIRPORT. AT ONE POINT, HE PASSED DIRECTLY OVER AND ASKED IF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE ON. AT APPROXIMATELY 2015, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 18. SUNSET OCCURRED IN WATERLOO AT 1856 THAT EVENING. PILOT'S LOG REVEALED 1 HOUR AND 47 MINUTES OF DOCUMENTED NIGHT FLIGHT SINCE OCTOBER 20, 1998, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING 47 MINUTES RECORDED ON DECEMBER 8, 2003.

## 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 CHI07LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA312), Sep 30, 2007: Beech B35 (N55GW), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees and terrain during a night visual approach for landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night flying…

## Other reports on N55GW (1)

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

- [Incident 20041208032869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208032869I), Dec 8, 2004: Beech B35 (N55GW), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Individual was conducting take-offs and landings at the Waterloo Municipal Airport (alo). As the pilot extended the landing gear, he stated he heard some…

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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