Beechcraft V35 N4396W
23 November 2008 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 2008 at about 13:30 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N4396W was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. 4 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winter Haven's Gilbert (GIF)
- Coordinates
- 28.0628, -81.7531
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35
- Registration
- N4396W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocala/Belleview → Winter Haven
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Beech pilot’s failure to monitor or utilize the common traffic advisory frequency.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A Piper PA-28-161 airplane had just departed the uncontrolled airport for a local flight, and was making position announcements over the common traffic advisory frequency. It climbed to the north as a Beech V35B airplane approached from the north. The pilot of the Beech airplane was tuned to the automated surface observation system, to prepare for the airport traffic pattern entry. The pilots observed each other as the airplanes approached nearly head on at the same altitude. Both pilots took evasive action and banked sharply to the left. The right wing tip of the Beech airplane contacted the underside of the Piper airplane, resulting in substantial damage to both airplanes. Both airplanes landed without further incident, and the pilots and passengers of both airplanes were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft V35 B | N4396W | - | Substantial |
| Piper PA-28-161 | N121DL | - | Substantial |
Other Beechcraft V35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft V35 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Jerry F Peck | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 2008 | Beechcraft V35 | Bristol, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft V35 | Valenca, Brazil | Unibase Engenharia e Pavimentacao Ltda | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jul 2009 | Beechcraft V35 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 2009 | Beechcraft V35 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2009 | Beechcraft V35 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2008 | Cessna 182B | Wildwood, Florida, United States | Henry George Traill | Fatal | 2 |
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| 13 Dec 2008 | Kimball PITTS MODEL-12 | Weirdales, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 6 May 2008 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Titusville Drop Zone | No injuries | - |
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