# NTSB MIA79FA068: Beech V35B, N21KK, Grove Hill, AL, April 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1979
- Place: Grove Hill, AL · GROVE HILL, AL
- Location: 31.6987° N, 87.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove Hill, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6987&lon=-87.7729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1130   79/4/8  NR.GROVE HILL,AL      BEECH V35B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1430
        TIME - 1412                    N21KK               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1390 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
                                    INTENDED DESTINATION
                                      LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER HILLS TOWARDS DARK CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21KK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21KK-1979-07-02), registration cancelled 1979-07-02, S/N D-10066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790408030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408030609A), Apr 8, 1979: Beech V35B, Grove Hill, AL, Destroyed. Acft on IFR disappeared off radar after deviation for thunderstorms, observed flying low below clouds. Hit trees.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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