- Date
- April 5, 1985, 11:06 local (17:06 UTC)
- Place
- La Porte, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9429YBeech N35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850405010869A
- Case key
- 12824
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The thousand hour plus instrument rated plt filed IFR into a known area of three and four level thunderstorms. While being drct by ATC it was noted that headings flown were very erratic. When questioned by ATC the pilot replied 'stand by'. Shortly afterward the acft was seen descending out of a 400 foot overcast at high speed and striking the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9429Y
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6607
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harvey A. Kinchler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1984 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- CMH · Columbus, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 400 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 22 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.
Other investigations on N9429Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.