Beech V35 accident near Bristol, OH
On May 12, 2008, a Beech V35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bristol, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 12, 2008
- Place
- Bristol, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.719°N, 81.723°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080523X00715
Official records · CHI08FA133
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Track Data (Source Data): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 12, 2008, at 1105 eastern daylight time, a Beech V35 Bonanza, N7947M, operated by an instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed on impact following an in-flight breakup while in cruise flight near Bristol, Ohio. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the airplane's assigned cruise altitude and marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the surface. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 while on an instrument flight plan. The pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Tri-State/Ferguson Field (KHTS) in Huntington, West Virginia, at 1018 and was enroute to Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC), Rochester, New York. At 0747, the pilot contacted the Washington Automated Flight Service Station to obtain a standard weather briefing and to file an instrument flight plan. The pilot initially stated that his planned cruise altitude would be 7,000 feet. The weather briefer informed the pilot that there was an active icing advisory for moderate icing between the freezing level and 20,000 feet. The briefer told the pilot that the freezing level at the departure and destination airports was approximately 6,000 feet and 5,000 feet, respectively, and that the cloud tops were approximately 15,000 feet. The briefer issued several pilot reports of icing conditions, consisting of light rime and light clear, that existed along the intended route of flight. The pilot was also told that instrument meteorological conditions, consisting of light precipit
Probable cause
The loss of control during cruise flight in instrument conditions due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
