# NTSB investigations: Beech V35A: 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 DEN99FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA093.md): Beech V35A · Nederland, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1999 · N68VT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, the existing weather conditions that included snow, hail, obscuration and lightning, and the mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB MIA94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA063.md): Beech 35 · Leesburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1994 · N599LG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's poor evaluation of the weather and failure to remain in visual meteorological conditions, resulting in an in-flight collision with water.
- [NTSB ATL87FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA187.md): Beech V35A · Augusta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1987 · N2334A · Destroyed
  > The plt ctcd apch ctl for radar svc & wx info. The destn arpt had hvy rain & thunderstorm activity, but the plt rprtd he had the arpt in sight. Radar svc was terminated & the plt began a visual apch. Witnesses rprtd the visibility dropped to 1/2 mi in hvy…
- [NTSB DEN84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA178.md): Beech V35A · Dove Creek, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1984 · N7695N · Destroyed
  > While en route, the plt encountered hazy wx after crossing the Continental divide. Near montrose, CO, he deviated about 50 mi north to avoid adverse wx. He was unable to get thru, so he proceeded back to montrose to skirt the southern edge of the wx. He…
- [NTSB NYC83FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA192.md): Beech V35A · Acra, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1983 · N2617A · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated that he was looking for VMC even though he was on an IFR flight. While inbound to albany he said he was circling down from 4000 feet in a VFR spot to get under the clouds. He subsequently cancelled his IFR flt plan and said he was going to…

## 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 ('1151544', '1151542')
    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=1151544&occurrence=240

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