# Accident 20211204020349A: Beech V35, Visalia, CA, December 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2021, 18:40 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3198° N, 119.4070° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3198&lon=-119.4070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7933M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7933M-2023-02-01) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211204020349A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 4, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 PST, N7933M CRASHED AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 30 AT VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  SOON AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT TURN AND CONTINUED IN THE TURN UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE FOR LESS THAN 30 SECONDS.  THE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGER DID NOT SURVIVE THE CRASH.  THE WEATHER AT 1847 (0247 Z) WAS WIND 300 AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 1 ¼ STATUTE MILES IN MIST, OVERCAST CELLING AT 300 FEET, AND THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE BOTH 9° C.

THE PILOT DID NOT FILE AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN OR RECEIVE AN IFR CLEARANCE.

THE PILOT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD COMPLETED THE INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK REQUIRED BY CFR § 61.57ON MARCH 24, 2021 AND THE FLIGHT REVIEW REQUIRED BY CFR § 61.56 .ON OCTOBER 28, 2020.

## 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 WPR22FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA054), Dec 5, 2021: Beech V35 (N7933M), Visalia, CA, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart into night instrument meteorological conditions.

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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