# Accident 20110106000369A: Beech S35, Chester, CA, January 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2011, 18:45 local time
- Place: Chester, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2797° N, 121.2286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2797&lon=-121.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5866S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5866S-2011-04-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,734 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110106000369A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT RODGERS FIELD, CHESTER, CA, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ONTO THE SNOW COVERED, NORTHWESTERN LAKESHORE OF LAKE ALMANOR.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT TIME IN VMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 WPR11FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA090), Jan 7, 2011: Beech S35 (N5866S), Chester, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering to land, most likely due to spatial disorientation.

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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