# Accident 20201124017209A: Beech V35, Deltaville, VA, November 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2020, 09:30 local time
- Place: Deltaville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5731° N, 76.3570° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5731&lon=-76.3570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35AW-2022-12-03) (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: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201124017209A

## Narrative

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

ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS WERE FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  WINGS, TAIL AND CONTROL SURFACES.  ALL CONTROL CABLES WERE PRESENT; MOST WERE STILL INTACT; THREE WHERE BROKE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.  ENGINE AND PROPELLOR BLADES WERE ALL PRESENT ON SITE AND ENGINE COULD STILL BE TURNED BY HAND AND VARIOUS GEARS IN FRONT AND BACK COULD BE SEEN MOVING ALONG WITH ONE LIFTER THAT WAS EXPOSED AND THE TACH DRIVE.

13 DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT A WITNESS WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT HOW TO CONTACT US AND ADVISED THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVER HIS HEAD WHILE THEY WERE IN A BOAT (2NM NE OF ACCIDENT SITE, 1 MIN TO IMPACT) AND THEY SAW HIM FLY THROUGH A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS AND TWO OF THE BIRDS FELL INTO THE WATER NEAR THEIR BOAT.  THE AC CONTINUED ON IT'S PATH AND THEY KEPT WORKING, ABOUT 3-4 MINS LATER THEY LOOKED UP AND SAW THE BLACK SMOKE.

PILOT WAS FLYING ON BASIC MED WITH A COURSE DATE OF 4/24/2020 AND A CMEC OF 5/17/2017.

LAST FAA MEDICAL 5/12/2016 HAD NO CONCERNS NOR SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IDENTIFIED.

WX WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS.

## 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 ERA21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA053), Nov 24, 2020: Beech V35 (N35AW), Deltaville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain following an in-flight collision with seagulls.

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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