# Accident 20080523835899A: Beech V35B, Fall River Mil, CA, May 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2008, 10:23 local time
- Place: Fall River Mil, CA
- Airport: Fall River Mills
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0050° N, 121.4472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0050&lon=-121.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1886L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1886L-2013-04-29) (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 IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523835899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 10 PDT ON MAY 23, 2008 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LAX DUTY OFFICER REPORTING AN ACCIDENT WITH FOUR FATALITIES IN WHICH N18861, IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 4,000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT THE FALL RIVER MILLS AIRPORT (O89).  A SUBSEQUENT REPORT FROM THE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGER, REDDING, CALIFORNIA INCLUDED A WITNESS REPORT THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED O89 THEN TURNING SOUTHBOUND, ENTERED A NOSE DIVE INTO THE GROUND.  OTHER WITNESS REPORTS WERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ARRIVING AT THE AIRPORT WHEN IT ENTERED A NOSE DIVE TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE NTSB IIC ALONG WITH AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE MANUFACTURERS ACCOMPLISHED AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE.  THE NTSB IIC REPORTED TO THE FAA IIC THAT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE DONE ON-SCENE AND NOTED NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG.  THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND WILL BE AMENDED AS FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 LAX08FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA152), May 23, 2008: Beech V35B (N1886L), Fall River Mills, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N1886L (1)

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

- [Incident 19810820064889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820064889I), Aug 20, 1981: Beech V35B (N1886L), St Francis, KS, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during roll out. Inspection found no discrepancies on extension and retraction check.

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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