# NTSB ATL06WA036: Beech D35, N5985C, Tierra Blanca, Costa Rica, January 15, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 15, 2006, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place: Tierra Blanca, Costa Rica
- Coordinates: 9.956944, -84.139724
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=9.9569&lon=-84.1397&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Miami International FSDO-23
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06WA036
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06WA036

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5985C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5985C-2017-05-23), registration cancelled 2017-05-23, S/N D-3410, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Conrad W. Randell
- Departed: MPHG, Panama City
- Destination: MRPV, Pavas
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: MRPV

## Other investigations on N5985C (2)

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 CHI02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA089), Mar 4, 2002: Beech D35 (N5985C), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the excessive flare by the pilot. The icing conditions were a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA119), Apr 29, 1997: Beech D35 (N5985C), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: flutter for an undetermined reason, which resulted in structural damage to the aft fuselage.

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.

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