# Accident 20090908018289A: Beech S35, Fallon, NV, September 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4989° N, 118.7486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4989&lon=-118.7486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272D-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,030 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090908018289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXIING FROM HIS HANGAR TO THE AIRPORT RAMP AREA.  JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE PILOT WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WAS DISTRAUGHT OVER THE DEATH OF HIS FRIENDS LITTLE GIRL.  HIS MENTAL STATE AND PREOCCUPATION OF THIS EVENT, PRESUMABLY, CAUSED HIM TO MISS A SHARP LEFT TURN, OF THE TAXIWAY, AND HE COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA438), Sep 8, 2009: Beech S35 (N272D), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.

## Other reports on N272D (2)

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

- [Accident 20120225003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120225003259A), Feb 25, 2012: Beech S35 (N272D), Dixie Valley, NV, Substantial damage. Subsequent to departure from runway 16, the pilot stated he encountered wind shear. The aircraft impacted with the ground about 1/2 mile from the departure end…
- [Accident 19760908031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908031429A), Sep 8, 1976: Beech S35 (N272D), Block Island, RI, Minor damage. Parking brake ineffective. Pax on r wing of acft when acft moved,fell off,struck head on ramp.

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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