- Date
- May 29, 1988, 17:40 local (May 30, 1988, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N904QBeech H-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880530016359A
- Case key
- 25835
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had just completed a flight from farmington, n.m., to Phoenix, AZ (phx) where she deplaned her pax. The plt dept phx enroute to mesa, AZ, (ffz). After t.o. the LCL controller instructed the plt to turn right to 300 deg and to turn on the xpndr; the plt complied. Shortly thereafter the LCL controller instructed the plt to contact the dept controller. The plt did not acknowledge or comply with the instructions. Gnd witnesses rptd that the airplane was flying at a low altitude when it pitched over & crashed. The investigation dscld no evidence of any preimpact airframe/engine malfunctions. The cabin entrance door was found to be open at impact, but the latching mechanism was in the locked position. The plt's postmortem exam disclosed that she was not wearing a seat belt at the time & her rt arm was extended at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N904Q
- Reported as
- Beech H-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5084
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental O-470-G, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David B. Cassidy
- Registered owner
- John E. Cassidy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 11, 1987
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Airport
- PHX · Phoenix
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 650 total · 150 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 20 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 2 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.