Beechcraft V35 CFETM

Summary

On 15 October 2025 at about 21:47 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered CFETM was involved in an accident near Austin, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

15 October 2025 at 21:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

39.7060, -116.9519

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

CFETM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moses Lake → Tucson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26FA019

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 15, 2025, about 1447 Pacific daylight time, a Beech V35, C-FETM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Austin, Nevada. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Preliminary ADS-B data showed that the airplane departed West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, about 0903, flew southwest, and arrived at Grant County International Airport (MWH), Moses Lake, Washington, about 1003. The airplane departed MWH about 1149, flew south/southeast and climbed to an altitude of 9,300 ft mean sea level (msl). About 1345, the airplane initiated a climb to 12,000 ft msl, then flew between 11,100 ft msl and 12,400 ft msl for the remainder of the flight track data. About 1414, the airplane turned to the southwest. About 1419, the airplane began a turn toward the southeast and remained on a southeasterly heading until the end of the flight track data. The data ended about 7 miles northwest of the accident site and showed the airplane at an altitude of 11,100 ft msl. On October 16, 2025, at 1331, an Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued, following reports from family members, that the airplane was overdue. The wreckage was subsequently located later that day by a private citizen who volunteered to search by air, about 16 miles northeast of Austin, Nevada, at an elevation of 10,195 ft msl. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted mountainous terrain near the top of Mt. Callaghan, on the western slope of the mountain near the peak. The debris field was about 992 ft in length and was oriented on a magnetic heading of 147° from the first identified point of contact (FIPC) to the main wreckage, and a magnetic heading of 172° from the main wreckage to the end of the debris field. The main wreckage was located about 574 ft from the FIPC and came to rest inverted on a magnetic heading of about 270°, on the eastern slope of the mountain. All major structural components of the airplane were observed throughout the debris field. (See figure 1.) Figure 1. Debris field at accident site. The wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.