# Accident 20200816013259A: Beech V35B, White Owl, SD, August 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2020, 20:15 local time
- Place: White Owl, SD
- Airport: Pvt Strip/ Simmons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6047° N, 102.3886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6047&lon=-102.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6643Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6643Y-2023-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 377 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816013259A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF THRU GROUND EFFECT TO CLIMB OUT ON TAKE-OFF FROM UNIMPROVED GRASS STRIP.

## 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 CEN20CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA344), Aug 16, 2020: Beech 35 (N6643Y), White Owl, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with an obstacle and 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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