Beechcraft S35 N175Q

Summary

On 15 May 1982 at about 04:56 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N175Q, operated by John H.w. Smock, was involved in an accident near Walla Walla, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 May 1982 at 04:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft S35

Registration

N175Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John H.w. Smock

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hermiston → Spokane

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA82FYM15

3 people died.

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

WHILE EN ROUTE ON A DARK NIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A HEAVILY WOODED, SNOW COVERED AREA. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLANE CRASHED WHILE IN OR NEAR LEVEL FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 4500 FT MSL. THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN WAS ABOUT 5200 FT. THERE WERE BROKEN AND OVERCAST SKY CONDITIONS WELL ABOVE THE ALTITUDE OF THE CRASH SITE. THERE WAS NO MOON ON THAT NIGHT AND THE CLOUDS WOULD HAVE BLOCKED OUT ALL REFERENCE TO THE SKY. ALSO, THERE WERE NO KNOWN GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.