# NTSB NYC72AN021: Beech V35, N490B, Tazewell, VA, August 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1971
- Place: Tazewell, VA · TAZEWELL, VA
- Location: 37.1289° N, 81.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tazewell, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1289&lon=-81.5063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1778   71/8/6    TAZEWELL,VA         BEECH V35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0904                    N490B               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELLSVILLE,PA            BLUEFIELD,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 9000FT,REQ ATC DSNT TO VFR.RPTD 10MI W BLF,4000FT POOR VIS.HIT OBSCD RIDGE APRX 17MI W 4000FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N490B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490B-1971-10-13), registration cancelled 1971-10-13, S/N D8522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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