Beechcraft S35 N8634Q

Summary

On 30 November 1992 at about 01:51 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N8634Q, operated by Springville Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Rexburg, Idaho, 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.

Date

30 November 1992 at 01:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Rexburg, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.7793, -111.7594

Aircraft

Beechcraft S35

Registration

N8634Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Springville Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Provo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA93FA031

1 person died.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH OBJECTS/TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, TREES, IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND SELF INDUCED PRESSURE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WEATHER BRIEFED FOR A ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM PROVO, UTAH, TO REXBURG, IDAHO, AND RETURN. UPON ARRIVAL AT REXBURG THE PILOT'S SON (WHO DISEMBARKED WITH A SECOND PASSENGER) REQUESTED THAT HIS FATHER REMAIN OVERNIGHT. THE PILOT RESPONDED THAT THE PLANE WOULD BE TOO HARD TO START AND THAT HE HAD A CLASS TO TEACH IN THE MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF STOPOVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED REXBURG AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PILOT ACTIVATED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE RETURN LEG. A CESSNA 310 WAS ON AN IFR APPROACH INTO REXBURG DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOW CEILINGS AND SNOW WERE REPORTED AT THE REXBURG AIRPORT AND ACCIDENT SITE, AS WELL AS DARK NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 23 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. IT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND SHEDDING APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES OF PROPELLER TIP BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN, WHEREUPON IT IMPACTED POWER LINES AND THEN TERRAIN WITH ITS ENGINE ULTIMATELY COMING TO REST 1324 FEET BEYOND THE TREE IMPACTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.