20220827015609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · French Lick, IN · August 27, 2022

Date
August 27, 2022 · 21:10 local
Place
French Lick, IN
Airport
French Lick
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8741A
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22FA386
Reported as
Beech B35
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 27, 2022, about 2110 eastern standard time, privacy data omitted, a Beechcraft BE-35, crashed at French Lick, Indiana airport (kfrh). During the landing to runway 08 the aircraft touched down just past the 1000 feet runway marking. The aircraft turned to left impacting the trees and the airport perimeter fence. The aircraft came to rest approximately 430 feet north of the runway on a southerly heading of about 210 degrees. There was a post-crash fire. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft. The pilot received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 27, 2022, ABOUT 2110 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECHCRAFT BE-35, CRASHED AT FRENCH LICK, INDIANA AIRPORT (KFRH). DURING THE LANDING TO RUNWAY 08 THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST THE 1000 FEET RUNWAY MARKING. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO LEFT IMPACTING THE TREES AND THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING OF ABOUT 210 DEGREES. THERE WAS A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.