# Accident 20130812014459A: Beech E35, West Yellow Sto, MT, August 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: West Yellow Sto, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7028° N, 111.1081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7028&lon=-111.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3226C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3226C-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,480 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812014459A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13FA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA368), Aug 12, 2013: Beech E35 (N3226C), West Yellowstone, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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