# Accident 20141218023969A: Beech V35A, Seagoville, TX, December 18, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 18, 2014, 18:17 local time - Place: Seagoville, TX - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.6150° N, 96.5425° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6150&lon=-96.5425&mi=10 - Aircraft: N555SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555SF-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35A - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA081) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141218023969A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON DECEMBER 18, 2014, ABOUT 1817 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH V35A AIRPLANE, N555SF, IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR SEAGOVILLE, TEXAS. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (ELD), EL DORADO, ARKANSAS ABOUT 1535 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS DESTINED FOR MESQUITE METRO AIRPORT (HQZ) MESQUITE, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL VOICE AND RADAR RECORDINGS, THE PILOT MADE AN IFR DESCENT TOWARD HQZ AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL INSTRUMENT APPROACHES INTO HQZ. FOLLOWING THE LAST ABORTED INSTRUMENT APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RIGHT TURNING DESCENT AND BOTH RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION AT HQZ, LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AT 1825: WIND FROM 020 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 4 MILES, MIST, OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, TEMPERATURE 8 DEGREES CELSIUS (C), DEW POINT 7 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.16. ## 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 CEN15FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA081), Dec 19, 2014: Beech V35A (N555SF), Seagoville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain in instrument meteorological conditions. ## Other reports on N555SF (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19811224085309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224085309I), Dec 24, 1981: Beech V35A (N555SF), Longview, TX, Minor damage. Actuated gear lever for landing. Landed gear up. Failed to note popped gear circuit breaker and gear position. - [Incident 19780930018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930018209I), Sep 30, 1978: Beech B35 (N555SF), Robbins, CA, Minor damage. While approaching to land with excessive sink rate prop struck power lines. 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.