# NTSB WPR14CA110: Beech V35A, N31TC, Globe, AZ, February 1, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 1, 2014, 08:18 local (15:18 UTC) - Place: Globe, AZ - Coordinates: 33.350555, -110.653335 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3506&lon=-110.6533&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 23, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 88750 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88750/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88750 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate glide path and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=1151544), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=1151544), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35A, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1151544), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech V35A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1151544), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech V35A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1151544), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the wind was calm during his descent to landing. He further stated that he was low and slow at about 150 to 200 feet above the ground when the airplane began to stall and he was too late to respond. The airplane subsequently collided with terrain and came to rest short of the runway threshold. During the accident sequence, the firewall and both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that the wind was calm during his descent to landing. He further stated that he was low and slow at about 150 to 200 feet above the ground when the airplane began to stall and he was too late to respond. The airplane subsequently collided with terrain and came to rest short of the runway threshold. During the accident sequence, the firewall and both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N31TC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31TC-2016-05-17), registration cancelled 2016-05-17, S/N D-8673, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35A (A) - Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-8673 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 4523 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-DCDB 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Glen Yoder Realty - Registered owner: Glen Yoder Realty - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, July 10, 2013, 35 hours before - Departed: FFZ, MESA, AZ - Destination: P13, Globe, AZ - Airport: P13, San Carlos Apache, runway 27, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,703 in this make and model, 3,180 as pilot in command, 19.7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 0.4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: 9630, 49 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140201002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140201002129A), Feb 1, 2014: Beech V35A, Globe, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft on approach to landing after a 45 minute flight stalled on approach and impacted ground about 150 feet short of the runway. Pilot reported that he had… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 21, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88750. 4.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411320&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.