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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E35 · West Yellow Sto, MT · August 12, 2013

Date: August 12, 2013 · 11:30 local
Place: West Yellow Sto, MT
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3226C
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13FA368
Reported as: Beech E35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,480 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3226CRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Beech E35S/N D-3891 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech E35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August, 12, 2013, at 1130 MST, a bonanza BE-35, N3226C crashed while on final approach at west yellowstone airport. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured and passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated at rigby Idaho on August 12, 2013 at 9:30 am MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST, 12, 2013, AT 1130 MST, A BONANZA BE-35, N3226C CRASHED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT WEST YELLOWSTONE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RIGBY IDAHO ON AUGUST 12, 2013 AT 9:30 AM MST.

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 WPR13FA368Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWest Yellowstone, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while aligning the airplane with the runway for landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…Aug 12, 2013 · Substantial damage