- Date
- April 5, 1984, 18:57 local (Apr 6, 1984, 02:57 UTC)
- Place
- Baker, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1270ZBeech N35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840405008599A
- Case key
- 39799
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Analysis
The plt encountered airframe icing while en route during a x-country flt. He had filed an instrument flt plan to boise, ID, but en route, he changed destinations twice, 1st to ontario, OR, then later to Baker, ID. At 1820 PDT, he reported icing & turbulence at 10,000 ft. he was cleared for an apch to Baker, during which, he reported more icing. At 1850, he reported ground lights in sight. A short time later, the Baker fss specialist sighted a fireball, north of the arpt. The acft was found 7 miles north of the arpt near a highway rest stop with high visibility, sodium vapor lights. An exam of the wreckage revealed the gear had been extended, but the flaps were up. The prop was embedded in a crater. The prop shaft had sheared, both blades were slightly bent & had chordwise scoring & leading edge nicks. The main wreckage came to rest next to the impact point. Both wings had severe chordwise crushing from fore to aft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1270Z
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6716
- Airframe hours
- 3,128
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alex Connelly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1983 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BKE · Baker Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 622 total · 95 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 13 knots, gusting 13
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BKE, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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