# Accident 20211210020979A: Beech V35, Crab Orchard, KY, December 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2021, 16:51 local time
- Place: Crab Orchard, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4295° N, 84.5608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4295&lon=-84.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5704V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5704V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,137 total, 965 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211210020979A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 10, 2021, ABOUT 1651 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH V35, N5704V, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN NEAR CRAB ORCHARD, KENTUCKY. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

ITINERARY ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10:

PILOT PURCHASED 46 GALLONS OF 100LL FROM THE OBE SELF-SERVICE PUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 1047 AM ON DECEMBER 10. DEPARTED OKEECHOBEE, FL (OBE) @ 1103 AM FOR FLAGLER, FL (FIN), ARRIVING @ 1204 PM.

NO FUEL PURCHASED AT FIN. DEPARTED FIN @ 1248 PM FOR BAXLEY, GA (BHC), ARRIVED @ 1350 PM.

PASSENGER PURCHASED 25 GALLONS OF 100LL AT BHC (SELF SERVICE). NO OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED. DEPARTED BHC @ 1426 PM FOR DANVILLE, KY (DKV). ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1651 PM.

## 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 ERA22FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA085), Dec 10, 2021: Beech V35 (N5704V), Crab Orchard, KY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control…

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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