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Beechcraft N35 N9469Y

28 November 1988 · Hanford, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 28 November 1988 at about 03:04 local time, a Beechcraft N35 registered N9469Y was involved in an accident near Hanford, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 03:04
Classification
Accident
Location
Hanford, California, United States
Nearest airport
Hanford (018)
Coordinates
36.2699, -119.6291
Aircraft
Beechcraft N35
Registration
N9469Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oxnard → Hanford
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX89FA057

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND DESCENDED BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE WHILE EXECUTING THE MISSED APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S WISH TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TO ITS HOME BASE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT DECLARED A MISSED APCH DURING A VOR CIRCLING APCH TO THE PLT'S HOME ARPT. THE ACFT DESCENDED BELOW MIMIMUM DESCENT ALT, COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE CABLE AND CAME TO REST IN A COTTON FIELD APRX 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AT IMPACT. THE WX WAS BELOW APCH MINIMUMS, 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH FOG AND A 400 FOOT OBSCURED CEILING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft N35 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Aug 1988 Beechcraft N35
N25EM
Fallon, Nevada, United States - Minor injuries -
12 May 1990 Beechcraft N35
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18 Feb 1986 Beechcraft N35
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21 Feb 1985 Beechcraft N35
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Athens, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
27 Jul 1991 Beechcraft N35
N9425Y
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States Lynn K. Ankrum No injuries -
5 Apr 1985 Beechcraft N35
N9429Y
La Porte, Indiana, United States - Fatal 1

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