# Accident 20080118000339A: Beech V35B, Fresno, CA, January 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5650° N, 119.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5650&lon=-119.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4662M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4662M-2014-10-09) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080118000339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT TO SAN DIEGO MONTGOMERY FIELD BY THE OWNER/PILOT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES AND 9 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. AN ATC TAPE RECORDING OF TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT REVEAL THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO ATC PROMPTLY AND TOOK UP THE WRONG INITIAL HEADING AFTER RECEIVING HIS CLEARANCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1400PST, THE PILOT INFORMED ATC HE WAS LEAVING FREQUENCY FOR A MINUTE. HE NEVER CALLED ATC BACK. RADAR DATA INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 8200', DESCENDED RAPIDLY TO 7100', AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOST ON RADAR. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT BREAK UP IN FLIGHT AND CRASH. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT BOTH WINGS, THE ENGINE/PROPELLER, AND THE EMPENNAGE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND THE PILOT WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT WAS EJECTED AS THE AIRPLANE BROKE APART. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOCATED IN A DEBRIS FIELD OF APPROX 1/2 MILE SQUARE. EVALUATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY NTSB REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. TWO CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WERE FOUND IN THE PILOT'S COAT POCKET AND A VIAL CONTAINING A PRESCRIPTION WAS FOUND IN HIS BAG.

## 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 LAX08FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA047), Jan 18, 2008: Beechcraft V35B (N4662M), Selma, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control resulting in the in-flight break-up of the airplane due to aerodynamic overload. Contributing factors included the pilot's impairment due to multiple medical…

## Other reports on N4662M (1)

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

- [Incident 20060512007329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060512007329I), May 12, 2006: Beech V35B (N4662M), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On may 12, 2006, N4662M, a Beechcraft model V-35B aircraft landed kmyf runway 28L. The pilot states that during roll out he applied aircraft brakes, but…

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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