Beechcraft K35 N9508R

Summary

On 14 October 2002 at about 18:15 local time, a Beechcraft K35 registered N9508R was involved in an accident near Flippin, Arkansas, United States. One person was 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.

Date

14 October 2002 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Flippin, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.3486, -92.5569

Aircraft

Beechcraft K35

Registration

N9508R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grenada → Lakeview

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A contributing factor was the pilot's disorientation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 37,000-hour air transport pilot was en route to his destination when he mistook a pasture for his intended airport. During the landing to the north, he saw a fence and pulled up to clear it. The airplane cleared the fence and touched down approximately 600 feet from the end of the field. The airplane continued through a fence, slid sideward through two trees before coming to rest upright in a driveway located in the front yard of the house owned by the property owner. The pilot reported on the Pilot Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that the accident could have been avoided had he been "given a better description of the airport and if he landed in the other direction."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.