- Date
- July 27, 1984, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bedias, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5685KBeech S35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840727035559A
- Case key
- 21137
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - turbulence(thunderstorms)Cause
Preflight briefing service - not usedFactor
In-flight briefing service - not usedFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - attemptedCause
Lack of total instrument timeFactor
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Flight control,ruddervator - overload
Stabilizer - overload
Wing - overload
Design stress limits of aircraft - exceededCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The non instrument rated plt penetrated a severe thunderstorm in which turbulence was labeled as severe or greater. There was no pre or in-flt wx briefing. The aircraft broke up in-flt and was consumed by post crash fire. Investigation revealed evidence of previous stabilizer overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5685K
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D7614
- Airframe hours
- 4,470
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter L. Haning
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 17, 1984 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- T86 · Houston, TX
- Destination
- F44 · Athens, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 32 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.