# Accident 20200424006359A: Beech A35, Currie, NV, April 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Currie, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5339° N, 114.4139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5339&lon=-114.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8743A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8743A-2021-07-31) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424006359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED OVER DUE AT DESTINATION. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT 40 32? 25.45? N, 114 24? 49.66?W, IN ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR LEVEL / FLAT CONDITION AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR20LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA131), Apr 24, 2020: Beech 35 (N8743A), Currie, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a forced landing which resulted in a hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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