Beech P35 accident near Harrison, NE
On October 31, 2021, a Beech P35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Harrison, NE. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 31, 2021
- Place
- Harrison, NE
- Aircraft
- Beech P35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.791°N, 104.008°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211101104188
Official records · CEN22FA023
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Communications Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 31, 2021, about 1334 mountain daylight time (all times MDT), a Beech P35 Bonanza airplane, N8625M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Harrison, Nebraska. The pilot, passenger, and a dog were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The airplane departed Marion Municipal Airport (MNN), Marion, Ohio, about 0600 for the first leg of the flight and was destined for Marshalltown Municipal Airport, (MIW), Marshalltown, Iowa, which was about 454 nautical miles (nm) away. The pilot had filed an IFR flight plan for the first leg and was in contact with ATC. The airplane landed at MIW about 0930 and the pilot added 49.5 gallons of aviation gasoline. There was no flight plan filed for the second leg from MIW to Converse County Airport (DGW), Douglas, Wyoming, which was about 555 nm from MIW. Recorded ATC communications revealed that the controllers experienced difficulty communicating with the pilot en route. At 1011, a few minutes after he departed from MIW, the pilot called ATC at 4,500 ft msl and requested VFR flight following and then reported that the frequency was breaking up. At 1015, the pilot checked in with another controller and reported to the controller that he was VFR at 4,500 ft msl. At 1143, the controller changed the pilot to a different frequency, but the pilot did not respond. At 1144, the controller broadcasted for the pilot, but there was no response. The controller then coordinated with an adjacent ATC sector for a c
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into instrument and icing conditions, which resulted in loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a timely weather briefing.
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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.
