# NTSB NYC89LA002: Beech V35A, N2715A, Derry, NH, October 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1988, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place: Derry, NH
- Location: 42.8876° N, 71.2820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Derry, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8876&lon=-71.2820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36317/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA002

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WITH A RWY WHICH HAS 1,200 FEET USEABLE LENGTH. THE FIELD ELEV IS 425 FT AND THE PLT EST THE TEMP TO BE 60 DEG F. THE PLT SAID THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE TO THE NE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE OUT OF 210 DEG AT 5 AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. HE SAID THE ACFT CLEARED THE FIRST TREES OFF THE END OF THE RWY BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE VALLEY WHERE THE AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2715A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2715A-1990-07-28), registration cancelled 1990-07-28, S/N D9046 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D9046
- Airframe hours: 1450
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520B 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Edwin Simonsen
- Registered owner: Edwin C Simonsen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 30, 1988
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: MHT, MANCHESTER, NH
- Airport: NONE, Private Strip, runway 4, 1,200 × 45 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19881002042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042619A), Oct 2, 1988: Beech V35A, Derry, NH, Destroyed. Tried to takeoff downwind on a 1100 foot Private strip. Stalled into trees on climbout. Misjudged aircraft ability.

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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