- Date
- June 23, 1986, 00:15 local (04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bradford, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4445DBeech V35B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860623026749A
- Case key
- 30192
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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 - thunderstorm
In-flight weather advisories - disregardedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Lack of total experienceCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Fire/explosion
Analysis
The private, instrument rated pilot flying a Beechcraft V35 collided with the ground, in an inverted attitude 1.5 miles from the approach end of the runway while on an ILS approach during IFR conditions. Heavy rainshowers fog and lightning were observed in the area of the airport during the time of this approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4445D
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-10297
- Airframe hours
- 1,380
- Engine
- Continental 10520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Lloyd-Smith Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1986 · 1,314 hours before
- Departed
- N80 · Ocean City, MD
- Destination
- BFD · Bradford, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BFD · Bradford, runway 32, 6,499 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 391 total · 386 in this make and model · 286 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFD, 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.