Beechcraft N35 N9429Y
5 April 1985 · La Porte, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 1985 at about 17:06 local time, a Beechcraft N35 registered N9429Y was involved in an accident near La Porte, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Porte, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.5995, -86.7098
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft N35
- Registration
- N9429Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Columbus
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85FA153
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 THOUSAND HOUR PLUS INSTRUMENT RATED PLT FILED IFR INTO A KNOWN AREA OF THREE AND FOUR LEVEL THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE BEING DRCT BY ATC IT WAS NOTED THAT HEADINGS FLOWN WERE VERY ERRATIC. WHEN QUESTIONED BY ATC THE PILOT REPLIED 'STAND BY'. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE ACFT WAS SEEN DESCENDING OUT OF A 400 FOOT OVERCAST AT HIGH SPEED AND STRIKING THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft N35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft N35 | Athens, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft N35 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | Donnie C.cobb | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1984 | Beechcraft N35 | Hagwood Store, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft N35 | Baker, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft N35 | Mount Shasta, California, United States | Richard K Walsh | Fatal | 5 |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft N35 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 1985 | Vickers VISCOUNT VC-810 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150L | Central, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Eagle Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1985 | Saabye CASSUTT SPORT RACER | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |