# Accident 20200904016619A: Beech V35B, Three Rivers, CA, September 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4019° N, 118.6133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4019&lon=-118.6133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818S-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200904016619A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (LOCAL TIME), AIRCRAFT N818S, BEECH V35B SERIAL NUMBER D-9101, DEPARTED VISALIA AIRPORT (VIS), VISALIA, CALIFORNIA, ENROUT TO NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA  . AT APPROXIMATELY 05:00 LOCAL TIME A FAMILY MEMBER CONTACTED  ALNOT TO REPORT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT ARRIVED AT IT'S DESTINATION AND THE FAMILY HAD NOT HEARD FROM THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER WAS CONTACTED (AFRCC).  AFRCC TRACKED N818S LAST KNOWN LOCATION. AFRCC NOTIFIED NATIONAL PARKS SERVICES (NPS), SEQUOIA NPS, OF THE LOCATION. NPS LOCATED AN ACCIDENT SITE AT THE LOCATION WITH NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 WPR20LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA295), Sep 4, 2020: Beech 35 (N818S), Three Rivers, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s controlled flight into terrain while operating in conditions of reduced visibility due to smoke.

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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