# Accident 20150711013569A: Beech A35, WA, July 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2015, 15:15 local time
- Place: WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5211° N, 120.7467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5211&lon=-120.7467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8749A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8749A-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711013569A

## Narrative

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

7/11/15  1039-1058 UTC

?N8749A CONTACTED LMFS (LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIGHT SERVICE) AND ASKED FOR A BRIEFING FROM KALISPELL, MT (S27) TO LYNDEN, WA (38W). THERE WERE ADVERSE CONDITIONS FOR TFRS, AIRMET SIERRA FOR MOUNTAINS OBSCURED AND A CONVECTIVE SIGMET OUTLOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.  ALL THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS WERE PROVIDED TO THE PILOT.  AFTER THE SYNOPSIS, AND STARTING INTO THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, THE PILOT STOPPED THE PWB AND SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO FLY TODAY.

7/11/15  1810-1829 UTC

?N8749A CONTACTED LMFS AND ASKED FOR A BRIEFING FROM KALISPELL, MT (S27) TO LYNDEN, WA (38W). THERE WERE ADVERSE CONDITIONS FOR TFRS, AIRMET SIERRA FOR MOUNTAINS OBSCURED, AIRMET ZULU FOR ICING, AND A CONVECTIVE SIGMET OUTLOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.  ALL THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS WERE PROVIDED TO THE PILOT.  AFTER THE FORECAST PORTION OF THE BRIEFING, THE PILOT DECLINED THE WINDS ALOFT FORECAST AND NOTAMS, SAYING HE COULD GET THOSE ON HIS TABLET.  THE VNR STATEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO THE PILOT.  FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.

7/11/15  2005-2007 UTC

?N8749A CONTACTED LMFS AND ACTIVATED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KALISPELL, MT (S27) TO LYNDEN, WA (38W). THERE WERE ADVERSE CONDITIONS FOR TFRS, AIRMET SIERRA FOR MOUNTAINS OBSCURED, AIRMET ZULU FOR ICING, AND A CONVECTIVE SIGMET OUTLOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.  ALL THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS WERE OFFERED OR PROVIDED TO THE PILOT. THE VNR STATEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO THE PILOT.

7/11/2015 APPROXIMATELY 2215 UTC

?N8749A CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN JUST TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 20 IN WASHINGTON STATE.

## 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 WPR15FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA212), Jul 11, 2015: Beech A35 (N8749A), Mazama, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain.

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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