- Date
- November 30, 1988, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersville, NC
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9584YBeech P35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881130052189A
- Case key
- 7865
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Analysis
During the VFR business flight radar data indicated the acft descended from 9,500 to approx. 5,500' MSL where it collided with a mountain. Clouds were present in the area. There were no witnesses to the accident. The wreckage was located by ELT signal. The accident occurred on a direct line from the originating airport to the destination airport. The airplane was equipped with loran. The FAA reported that there were no two-way communications established with the aircraft prior to the descent and collision. There were no indications of pre-impact mechanical or structural failure. Local residents reported that the mountains were obscured by clouds and rain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9584Y
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7052
- Airframe hours
- 4,993
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mickeys Transport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1988 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- 2M3 · Sallisaw, OK
- Destination
- GSO · Greensboro, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,947 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 3,783 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRI, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.