# Accident 20220224004209A: Beech 35-C33, Perkasie, PA, February 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2022, 16:56 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3478° N, 75.2789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3478&lon=-75.2789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6129V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220224004209A

## Narrative

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

VIDEO FOOTAGE OBTAINED FROM THE DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT MAINTENANCE CAMERA (KDYL), SHOWS N6129V LANDING AT 16:21:22 EST ON RUNWAY 5.  AT 16:23:13 EST, THE KDYL MAINTENANCE CAMERA SHOWS N6129V IN FRONT OF THE KDYL FBO, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, AS A PASSENGER ENTERS THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AT 16:26:53, N6129V DEPARTS RUNWAY 5 AT KDYL.

UTILIZING ADS-B AIRBORNE 1090, ALTITUDE, VERTICAL RATE (FT/MIN), AIRSPEED SPEED, AND GROUND TRACK DATA, N6129V IS SHOWN BEGINNING MANEUVERING AT 21:29:00 EST.  THE FOLLOWING MANEUVERS PERFORMED BY N6129V WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMERCIAL PILOT - AIRPLANE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS PERFORMANCE MANEUVERS.  THIS DATA CONTINUED UNTIL 21:55:30 WHEN THE ADS-B DATA ENDED.

VIDEO AND AUDIO FOOTAGE FROM A DOORBELL SURVEILLANCE CAMERA PICKED UP THE SOUND OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AT IDLE, GOING TO HIGH POWER AT 16:56:23 EST.  OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT (10) SECONDS, AUDIO CAN BE HEARD OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEING RETARDED TO IDLE, THEN TO HIGH POWER ONE MORE TIME.   AT 16:56:38 VIDEO AND AUDIO FOOTAGE FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SHOWS N6129V MAKING IMPACT WITH THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, AND A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS MOSTLY CONTAINED TO THE FOOTPRINT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THOUGH SOME PARTS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO THE EXPLOSION ON IMPACT.  THE MAIN DEBRIS FIELD CONTAINED BOTH WINGS WITH RESPECTIVE AILERONS AND FLAPS.  THE EMPENNAGE?S RUDDER AND ELEVATOR WAS INTACT.  THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE CABIN FORWARD OF THE EMPENNAGE TO THE ENGINE.

## 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 ERA22FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA137), Feb 24, 2022: Beech 35 (N6129V), Hilltown Township, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots’ exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while practicing maneuvers during an instructional flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and and a loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N6129V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910529037019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910529037019I), May 29, 1991: Beech 35C33 (N6129V), Westminister, MD, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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