- Date
- November 29, 1992, 18:51 local (Nov 30, 1992, 01:51 UTC)
- Place
- Rexburg, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8634QBeech S35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921129048129A
- Case key
- 42928
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot in command's failure to maintain clearance with objects/terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings, snow, dark night conditions, trees, improper preflight planning and self induced pressure.
Analysis
The instrument rated pilot filed an IFR flight plan and weather briefed for a round trip flight from provo, Utah, to Rexburg, Idaho, and return. Upon arrival at Rexburg the pilot's son (who disembarked with a second passenger) requested that his father remain overnight. The pilot responded that the plane would be too hard to start and that he had a class to teach in the morning. After a brief stopover, the aircraft departed Rexburg and there was no evidence that the pilot activated his IFR flight plan for the return leg. A Cessna 310 was on an IFR approach into Rexburg during the time of the accident. Low ceilings and snow were reported at the Rexburg airport and accident site, as well as dark night environmental conditions. The aircraft impacted trees at a point approximately 23 feet above ground in a wings level attitude. It then impacted the ground shedding approximately 8 inches of propeller tip before becoming airborne again, whereupon it impacted power lines and then terrain with its engine ultimately coming to rest 1324 feet beyond the tree impacts.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8634Q
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7654
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA3B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Springville Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Springville Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1992
- Destination
- PVU · Provo, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 626 total · 560 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IDA, 18 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.