# Accident 20191125021769A: Beech V35, Blythe, CA, November 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2019, 17:39 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6853° N, 115.2672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6853&lon=-115.2672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14UC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14UC-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191125021769A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING FROM (AZ57) LA CHOLLA AIRPARK NEAR TUCSON, AZ TO (KHMT) HEMET RYAN AIRPORT IN HEMET, CA. WHILE ENROUTE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED HEAVY TURBULENCE AND  DIVERTED TO (KBLH) IN BLYTHE, CA. DURING THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT SOMETHING HAPPENED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT  THE DESERT TERRAIN. THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD WAS THE PILOT WHO DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE DUE THE COMPLETION OF THE NTSB INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ANC20FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20FA005), Nov 26, 2019: Beech V35 (N14UC), Blythe, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight due to the pilot’s decision to fly into a mountain range, at night, in conditions conducive to high wind, mountain waves, and turbulence.

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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