# Accident 20130106000029A: Beech V35A, Woody, CA, January 6, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 6, 2013, 16:04 local time - Place: Woody, CA - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.7103° N, 118.9039° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7103&lon=-118.9039&mi=10 - Aircraft: N35SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35SD-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35A - Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA086) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130106000029A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N35SD DEPARTED IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 2215 UTC ON JANUARY 6, 2013, DESTINED FOR FRESNO, CA (KFAT.) THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 16, 500 DUE TO HIS REPORT OF GOOD UPDRAFTS AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL HE REQUESTED AN IFR CLEARANCE WITH LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 2349 UTC. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO MAINTAIN 14000 FEET ON THE IFR CLEARANCE. THE PILOT REQUESTED A DESCENT TO CROSS TULE VOR (TTE) AT 9000. DUE TO A HIGHER MINIMUM VECTOR ALTITUDE N35SD WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 14,000 FEET AND CONTACT BAKERFIELD APPROACH CONTROL FOR A LOWER ALTITUDE. N35SD WAS TRANSFERED TO BAKERSFIELD APPROACH AT 0000 UTC. THE PILOT REPORTED ON FREQUENCY 12 SECONDS LATER AND WAS ISSUED A DESCENT TO 7000 FEET BY BAKERSFIELD APPROACH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLDEGED THE DESCENT AND CONTACT WAS LOST FIRST BY VOICE AND LATER, RADAR. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE LAST RADAR RETURN. NO UNUSUAL VERBAL COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM N35SD. A LEAR JET AND A KING AIR REPORTED SEVERAL MILES AHEAD THAT THEY WERE NOT PICKING UP ICE EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR ICING. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A WEATHER PATTERN IN THE AREA CONDUCIVE TO ICING AND TURBULENCE. ## 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 WPR13FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA086), Jan 7, 2013: Beech V35A (N35SD), Woody, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with icing conditions during descent, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall followed by an in-flight… ## Other reports on N35SD (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20120609009899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609009899I), Jun 9, 2012: Beech V35A (N35SD), Fresno, CA, No damage. On Friday June 8, 2012, [privacy data omitted] flew solo to the Fresno chandler airport (fch). While at the fch airport [privacy data omitted] received a call… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.