Beechcraft E35 N389W
16 August 1973 · Alta, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 August 1973 at about 17:35 local time, a Beechcraft E35 registered N389W was involved in an accident during in flight near Alta, Iowa, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alta, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E35
- Registration
- N389W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ada, Okla → Spirit Lake, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2511
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SEVERE TURB IN AREA.L STAB ASSY SEPARATED.PLT REQ & RCVD OMAHA & SIOUX CITY WEA.NO OTR TRNSMSNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Junction Cty, Kansas, United States | Avcor Enterpri | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Hanover, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 May 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | Luther T Roger | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Smithfield, Texas, United States | B&G Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft E35 | Marion, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |