Beechcraft V35B N2105L
27 December 1989 · North Canton, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1989 at about 20:51 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N2105L, operated by Tubbs, Thomas A., was involved in an accident near North Canton, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Canton, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron-Canton Rgnl (CAK)
- Coordinates
- 41.1295, -81.5702
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35B
- Registration
- N2105L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tubbs, Thomas A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenwood → Wadsworth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN ACCUMULATION OF AIRFRAME ICING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND RUNWAY/TERRAIN CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT AS HE BEGAN A DSCNT NEAR HIS DESTN, THE ACFT FLEW INTO ICING CONDS. HE DIVERTED TO NORTH CANTON, BUT SEVERE TO MODERATE ICING CONDS WERE ENCTRD. VECTORS WERE PROVIDED FOR A SURVEILLANCE APCH. THE ACFT DSCNDED BELOW THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 1000' AGL. THE PLT FLEW THE APCH AT 120 KTS TO AVOID A STALL. HE ELECTED TO LAND DOWNWIND, SINCE HE BELIEVED HE COULD NOT KEEP THE ACFT AIRBORNE, IF HE TRIED TO MNVR FOR A HEADWIND LANDING. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT ON THE ICY RWY. AFTER DEPG THE RWY, THE ACFT WENT DOWN A SNOW COVERED GRADE & WAS DAMAGED. WITNESSES RPRTD THAT ABOUT 1-1/2 INCH OF ICE HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE ANTENNAS & LEADING EDGES OF THE ACFT. BEFORE THE FLT, THE PLT WAS ADZ OF SLIGHT SNOW, IFR CONDS & ICING CONDS ALONG THE ROUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft V35B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Lampasas, Texas, United States | Phil P. O'neal | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Momence, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Colquitt, Georgia, United States | David E. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1989 | Beechcraft V35B | Pawhuska, Oklahoma, United States | Stillwater Flight Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 May 1989 | Cessna 152 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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