Beechcraft H35 N356B
25 July 1985 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 July 1985 at about 16:45 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N356B was involved in an accident near El Reno, Oklahoma, 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5396, -97.9596
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H35
- Registration
- N356B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Phoenix
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85MA297
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
THE ACFT TOOK OFF AT 1054 CDT IN VMC WITH NO FLT PLAN. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A RPRTD CEILING OF 1800 FT. AT 1112 CDT, THE PLT RPRTD HE WAS AT 10,000 FT, 'JUST REACHING THE TOPS.' AT 1137 CDT, HE STATED 'WE'RE ABOUT 60 WEST OF OKE CITY, WESTBOUND TO SAYRE VOR & WE'RE AT 12,500 FT & NOT QUITE ON TOP . .' APRX 7.5 MIN LATER, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLT BREAK-UP & CRASHED WHILE ON A WESTERLY HDG APRX 19 MI WSW OF THE DEPARTURE ARPT, WELL EAST OF WHERE THE PLT HAD LAST RPRTD HIMSELF. THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVR A 4600 FT AREA ALONG ON A HDG OF 292 DEG. WITNESSES RPRTD HEARING THE ENG AT HI RPM, THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THEY SAW PIECES OF THE ACFT FALLING OUT OF THE CLDS. AN EXAM REVEALED EVIDENCE THE LEFT WING & BOTH RUDDERVATORS HAD SEPD FM OVERLOAD FAILURE. THE LAST ENTRY IN THE PLT'S LOGBOOK WAS DATED 11/1/84. HIS LAST RECORDED FLT IN A BEECH 35 WAS ON 2/2/84. AN NTSB WX STUDY SHOWED CLD BASES AT APRX 3000 FT,CLD TOPS AT 12,500 FT, LGT TO MOD RAIN & LGT TO MOD TURBC BELOW 14,000 FT. NO PRE-ACDNT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1985 | Beechcraft H35 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Todd E. Foust | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Beechcraft H35 | Lima, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1985 | Beechcraft H35 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft H35 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Margery R. Brantley | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft H35 | Corning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft H35 | Talihina, Oklahoma, United States | Calvin E. Pierce | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1985 | Cessna 152 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | Woodrow P. Mullen | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172N | Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1985 | North American BRITISH HARVARD MKII | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | ADA Aircraft | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Cessna A188B | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1985 | Piper J4A | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Irving L. Kinney | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1985 | Grumman AG CAT G-164 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |