Beechcraft V35B accident near Barnum, WY
On October 4, 2005, a Beechcraft V35B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Barnum, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 4, 2005
- Place
- Barnum, WY
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.574°N, 107.151°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051011X01607
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 4, 2005, at 1022 mountain daylight time, a Beechcraft V35B, N9085Q, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 13 nautical miles southwest of Barnum, Wyoming. A postimpact fire ensued. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The cross-country flight departed Bridger Municipal Airport (6S1) Bridger, Montana, at 0840 and was en route to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska. The pilot contacted the Great Falls Flight Service Station on three separate occasions on the morning of the accident. The first telephone call, placed at 0618, was to request the Salt Lake Center frequency at 6S1. The second telephone call was placed at 0749 and covered information on "icing conditions" and a first attempt at obtaining a clearance for departure. The third telephone call was placed at 0833, at which time the pilot obtained his IFR (instrument flight rules) clearance to GPH with a clearance void time of 0845. According to the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center transcripts, the pilot contacted the controller at 1011 and reported he was at 10,700 feet msl, was "attempting to climb," had "a little bit of ice" and was "having trouble climbing." At 1015, the pilot stated that he may need to "make a landing" and elected to continue to Casper, Wyoming. The pilot stated that he had ice and was in "IMC" (instrument meteoro
Probable cause
the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to continue flight into forecasted icing conditions and the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to wing contamination in the form of ice. Contributing factors included the weather conditions conducive for structural icing and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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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.
