20071209829479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Warrenton, VA · December 9, 2007

Date: December 9, 2007 · 20:54 local
Place: Warrenton, VA
Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5481D
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08FA056
Reported as: Beech H35
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 690 total383 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

N5481DRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2010 · Beech H35S/N D-4988 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 9, 2007, at approximately 2050 EST, a single engine Beech bonanza, model H-35, N5481D, serial number D-4988, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted, crashed while on the rnav/gps runway 15 approach to the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport, 12 miles southeast of Warrenton, Virginia, during a part 91 pleasure flight from the sarasota-bradenton Florida airport (srq) via the allendale county airport (88J). Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The pilot's log book indicated that his last check ride on July 23, 2007 was an instrument competency check. His last bi-annual flight review was conducted on June 28, 2007. According to the pilot's log book, it was calculated that he had a total actual instrument time of approximately 68 hours and 36 hours of simulated instrument time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 9, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 EST, A SINGLE ENGINE BEECH BONANZA, MODEL H-35, N5481D, SERIAL NUMBER D-4988, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED WHILE ON THE RNAV/GPS RUNWAY 15 APPROACH TO THE WARRENTON-FAUQUIER AIRPORT, 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, DURING A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM THE SARASOTA-BRADENTON FLORIDA AIRPORT (SRQ) VIA THE ALLENDALE COUNTY AIRPORT (88J). INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT'S LOG BOOK INDICATED THAT HIS LAST CHECK RIDE ON JULY 23, 2007 WAS AN INSTRUMENT COMPETENCY CHECK. HIS LAST BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 28, 2007. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S LOG BOOK, IT WAS CALCULATED THAT HE HAD A TOTAL ACTUAL INSTRUMENT TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 68 HOURS AND 36 HOURS OF SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08FA056Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWarrenton, VAThe pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure and his failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude which resulted in collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident were the night, instrument meteorological…Dec 10, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5481D · 1

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

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