# Accident 20110319005739A: Beech G35, Everett, WA, March 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Paine Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1500° N, 122.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1500&lon=-122.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4211D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4211D-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110319005739A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM PAE FOR PERSONNEL FLIGHT ALONE. ABOUT 20 MILES OUT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND WHEN HE LOOKED OUT OF AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT HE WAS IN A VERY SHARP TURN AND DIVE. AS HE RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT, HE HEARD SEVERAL VERY LOUD THUMPS. HE RETURNED TO PAE, ON LANDING AND TAXING TO HIS HANGER, WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT HE FOUND THE REAR OF THE FUSELUGE UNDER THE TAIL CONE HAD WRINKLED AND POPPED SEVERAL RIVITS OF SKIN UNDER TAIL.

## 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 WPR11LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA172), Mar 19, 2011: Beech G35 (N4211D), Whidbey Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to prioritize flying over navigation due to his diverted attention, which allowed the airplane to near a restricted area, which, in turn, led the pilot to enter a rapid avoidance…

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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