- Date
- July 2, 1982, 11:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- 37 Nm Nw. Of Re, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23725Beech V35B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820702027609A
- Case key
- 69649
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a weather briefing before takeoff, the pilot was advised of flight precautions for turbulence, IFR conditions, and icing. While en route at 12,000 ft, the pilot reported that he was picking up rime ice. He was cleared to 11,000 and then 10,000 ft. when he was unable to maintain that altitude, he was advised to descend further to 9000 ft and reverse course. The last communication was from a female stating they were in trouble, losing airspeed fast, and were going into the mountains. Witnesses heard the aircraft, then saw it come out of the clouds and crash at an elevation of 3300 ft. about 20 to 30 seconds after the primary impact, the left v-tail stabilizer fell to the ground about 1000 ft from the main wreckage. Also, the right cabin door and the baggage door were found away from the main wreckage. An examination of the stabilizer revealed it had separated downward. Mountain tops in the area were up to 6956 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23725
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-10101
- Airframe hours
- 623
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elias Khoury
- Registered owner
- Elias Khoury
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 730 total · 443 in this make and model · 475 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.