# Accident 20081220853849A: Beech V35B, Warner Springs, CA, December 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3997° N, 116.7719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3997&lon=-116.7719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1587L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1587L-2011-06-14) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081220853849A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL RESULTING IN FATAL AIRCRAFT CRASH.

## 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 WPR09FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA061), Dec 20, 2008: Beech V35 (N1587L), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from terrain during a low altitude maneuver.

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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