# Accident 20211003016649A: Beech S35, Andrews, NC, October 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2021, 19:39 local time
- Place: Andrews, NC
- Airport: Andrews-Murphy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2483° N, 83.7876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2483&lon=-83.7876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N876T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,914 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211003016649A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1942 HRS. ON 10/3/2021 AIRCRAFT N876T, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RHP AIRPORT ENROUTE TO LNS. AIRCRAFT DID NOT REPORT IN TO ATC AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RHP. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE ODP NOT FOLLOWED AND GEAR LEFT IN DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 8 IN RHP AND FLEW STRAIGHT OUT, IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN - CFIT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. CAME TO REST APPROX. 600 FT FROM INITIAL IMPACT, INVERTED, APPROX. 6 NAUTICAL MILES NE OF AIRPORT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN FROM T78, DEPARTING 1234 CST ENROUTE TO 1A5 (DIVERTED TO RHP DUE TO WEATHER) WITNESS STATED N876T ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8, ENTERED TOO FAST AND CONDUCTED A GO AROUND, PILOT CONTINUED A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN (PUBLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERN IS RIGHT HAND DUE TO RISING TERRAIN NORTH OF RUNWAY) AND LANDED ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT.

## 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 ERA22FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA001), Oct 3, 2021: Beech S35 (N876T), Andrews, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly toward rapidly rising, obscured mountainous terrain after departing under visual flight rules at night.

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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