# Accident 20121201028219A: Beech P35, Correctionville, IA, December 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2012, 19:50 local time
- Place: Correctionville, IA
- Airport: Correctionville (Private)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4497° N, 95.8164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4497&lon=-95.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1566Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1566Z-2013-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121201028219A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO ITS HOME BASE FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFTS HOME BASE WAS A PRIVATE UNCHARTED GRASS FIELD SOUTH OF CORRECTIONVILLE, IOWA.  THE PILOT WAS FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH SIOUX CITY ATCT.  THOUGH THE AIRCRAFTS TRANSPONDER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING SIOUX CITY PROVIDED SERVICES UNTIL TERMINATING SERVICE WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY ¾ OF A NAUTICAL MILE SHORT OF THE INTENDED POINT OF LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT'S DIRECTION OF FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY.  A POST CRASH FIRE RESULTED.  THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALITIES AT THE SCENE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS BURN INJURIES.  WITNESSES IN THE VICINITY REPORTED FOG AND LOW VISIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN13FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA082), Dec 2, 2012: Beech P35 (N1566Z), Correctionville, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to perform a go-around after encountering thick fog at night.

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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