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FAA accident report · Beech 35 · Glencoe, MN · March 21, 2012

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Date
March 21, 2012 · 11:32 local
Place
Glencoe, MN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3871N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12FA196
Reported as
Beech 35
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N3871NRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Beech 35S/N D-1113 · Built 1947Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot privacy data omitted departed kmic, minneapolis crystal, MN airport in N3871N a BE-35 enroute to a final destination in craig Colorado. We are unsure of any intermediate stops. The aircraft was noticed by witnesses operating just below clouds which were around 400-900 feet AGL traveling from east to west. The aircraft's left wing seperated the aircraft and started to break up in flight. The aircraft crashed and fataly injured the pilot, two passengers and three dogs. The aircraft reversed direction due to the wing departing the aircraft and the aircraft crashed with an impact direction on a 103 degrees. There was a post impact fire which burned portions of the right wing, cabin and bagage area. The engine showed signs of fuel and the propeller showed signs that the engine was operational at time of impact with the ground. In reviewing the aircraft wing it was determined that the left wing was stressed with positive g loading. We are unable to locate the pilot and aircraft records at this time. When we receive the pilot and aircraft records we will ammend the 8020-23.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KMIC, MINNEAPOLIS CRYSTAL, MN AIRPORT IN N3871N A BE-35 ENROUTE TO A FINAL DESTINATION IN CRAIG COLORADO. WE ARE UNSURE OF ANY INTERMEDIATE STOPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTICED BY WITNESSES OPERATING JUST BELOW CLOUDS WHICH WERE AROUND 400-900 FEET AGL TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING SEPERATED THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED TO BREAK UP IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND FATALY INJURED THE PILOT, TWO PASSENGERS AND THREE DOGS. THE AIRCRAFT REVERSED DIRECTION DUE TO THE WING DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH AN IMPACT DIRECTION ON A 103 DEGREES. THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE WHICH BURNED PORTIONS OF THE RIGHT WING, CABIN AND BAGAGE AREA. THE ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS OF FUEL AND THE PROPELLER SHOWED SIGNS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONAL AT TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. IN REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT WING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT WING WAS STRESSED WITH POSITIVE G LOADING. WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS AT THIS TIME. WHEN WE RECEIVE THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS WE WILL AMMEND THE 8020-23.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12FA196Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportGlencoe, MNThe non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded and an in-flight breakup.Mar 21, 2012 · Substantial damage