# Accident 20081130856709A: Beech 35B33, Crystal River, FL, November 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2008, 18:13 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7833° N, 82.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7833&lon=-82.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945T-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 254 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081130856709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1738 EDT, A BEECH 35-B33, N945T, SERIAL NUMBER CD-704, REGISTERED TO EAGLE SQUADRON, INC. DEPARTED FROM TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (TLH) ON A DIRECT FLIGHT TO VANDENBURG AIRPORT (VDF).  AT APPROXIMATELY 1838 EDT, JACKSONVILLE CENTER ATC JACKSONVILLE, FL LOST ALL RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, WHICH OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 ERA09FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA074), Nov 30, 2008: Beech 35-B33 (N945T), Homosassa Spgs., FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued flight into known adverse weather conditions.

## Other reports on N945T (1)

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

- [Incident 20021103031049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021103031049I), Nov 3, 2002: Beech 35B33 (N945T), Athens, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Incident occurred on 11/03/2002, pilot performed a gear up landing and declared emergency in Athens Georgia. Investigation results are as follows: airman…

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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