# Accident 20220827015609A: Beech B35, French Lick, IN, August 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2022, 21:10 local time
- Place: French Lick, IN
- Airport: French Lick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5061° N, 86.6408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5061&lon=-86.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8741A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8741A-2023-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220827015609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA386), Aug 28, 2022: Beech B35 (N8741A), French Lick, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to make a stabilized approach, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

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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