# Accident 20120225003259A: Beech S35, Dixie Valley, NV, February 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2012, 05:20 local time
- Place: Dixie Valley, NV
- Airport: Dixie Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UQ8A
- Location: 39.9531° N, 117.8269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9531&lon=-117.8269&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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,395 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120225003259A

## Narrative

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

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 OF RUNWAY 16.

## 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 WPR12LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA116), Feb 25, 2012: Beech S35 (N272D), Dixie Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with forecast low-level windshear conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift.

## Other reports on N272D (2)

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

- [Accident 20090908018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090908018289A), Sep 8, 2009: Beech S35 (N272D), Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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