Beech BE-35 accident near Idaho Falls, ID
On August 5, 2002, a Beech BE-35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Idaho Falls, ID. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 5, 2002
- Place
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.532°N, 112.084°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020812X01368
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 5, 2002, at 1359 mountain daylight time, a Beech BE-35, N82Z, impacted the terrain about 1 mile northwest of Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho. The private pilot in the left seat, along with an instructor pilot in the right seat and a passenger in the back, all received fatal injuries. The aircraft, which was operated by Eagle Vision, Inc., a flying club, was destroyed. The 14 CFR Part 91 commercial maneuvers instructional flight, which had been in the VFR traffic pattern for about 30 minutes, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. The ELT, which was activated by the accident sequence, was turned off at the scene. According to the logbook of the pilot receiving instruction, on the day of the accident he completed two other flights in Beech N82Z. The first flight was five-tenths of an hour long, and the second lasted for one and eight-tenths of an hour. Both flights were instructional in nature, and the same individual who was providing instruction during the accident flight provided instruction during these first two flights. Both of the flights began and terminated at Idaho Falls Regional Airport. Aero-Mark fueling personnel and fueling records indicate the aircraft’s main tanks were topped off with 100LL aviation fuel (10.8 gallon) prior to the first flight of the morning. According to the tower controller, after takeoff for the third flight, the pilot of N82Z remained in the VFR pattern for right traffic to runway 20. The pilot then executed three touch-and-go landings prior to ent
Probable cause
The flying pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall/spin. An additional cause was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
