# NTSB investigations: Beech V35: In flight encounter with weather

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DFW06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA073.md): Beech V35 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2006 · N510LM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while on approach to the runway. Contributing factors were the downdraft and the lack of suitable terrain for the off-airport landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA072.md): Beech V35 · Sparta, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2003 · N9439S · Substantial damage
  > The pilots improper decision to fly into known adverse weather, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was airframe icing.
- [NTSB ATL97FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA054.md): Beech V35 · Marco Island, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1997 · N9049S · Destroyed
  > inadvertent flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions (severe thunderstorms), which led the design stress limits of the airplane being exceeded, subsequent in-flight break-up of the airplane, and an uncontrolled collision with water.
- [NTSB MIA96FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA134.md): Beech V35 · Powelton, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1996 · N102A · Destroyed
  > the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in an in-flight separation of the left wing and ruddervator. Factors in this accident were: level three and four thunderstorms, intense to extreme precipitation, and severe…
- [NTSB LAX90FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA010.md): Beech V35 · Goleta, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1989 · N288BH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's attempt to conduct visual flight into adverse weather conditions at an altitude that would not provide terrain clearance. The weather condition was a related factor.
- [NTSB BFO89FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA019.md): Beech V35TC · Roanoke, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1989 · N27FH · Destroyed
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB FTW86MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA010.md): Beech V35 · Bridger, MT · Accident · 4 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1985 · N8475H · Destroyed
  > Drg a preflt wx briefing, the plt was advised that VFR flt was not recommended due to forecast frontal activity moving southbound along his route. Severe turbulence & icing had been reported just to the north of his course. He filed a VFR flt plan & took off…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151538')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151538&occurrence=240

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