# Accident 20101114050549A: Beech C35, Pilot Rock, OR, November 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2010, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pilot Rock, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2369° N, 118.3011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2369&lon=-118.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747MT-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101114050549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL.  WEATHER WAS MARGINAL AT BEST.  PILOT PRESS ON WITH VFR FLIGHT IN IMC CONDITIONS, MADE A "MAYDAY" CALL THAT HE WAS REVERSING COURSE AND ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS.  LAST REPORTED SPEED OF 220 KNOTS WITH A 2670 FPM RATE OF DESCENT.  AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE ABOUT 45 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND SHEARED THE 18 INCH DIAMETER TRUNK AND CONTINUED DOWNSLOPE SHEARING SEVERAL SMALLER TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.  UNABLE TO LOCATE THE RUDDERVATORS. AMENDED 04/05/2011:  Based on toxicology findings this pilot was flying after using a disqualifying sedating medication. The side effects of the medication, including sedation, amnesia and possible sleep cycle interruption, along with the underlying medical condition being treated; may pose a hazard to flight safety.

## 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 WPR11FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA047), Nov 14, 2010: Beech C35 (N747MT), Enterprise, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrumented pilot’s inadequate weather planning, which resulted in his failure to maintain visual flight while maneuvering under low ceilings in rainy and foggy conditions and his subsequent…

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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