Beech V35 accident near Crab Orchard, KY
On December 10, 2021, a Beech V35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crab Orchard, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 10, 2021
- Place
- Crab Orchard, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.429°N, 84.561°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211211104384
Official records · ERA22FA085
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- NTSB Memorandum For Record - ATC Review Of Services: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 10, 2021, about 1651 eastern standard time, a Beech V35, N5704V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Crab Orchard, Kentucky. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The visual flight rules cross-country flight originated at Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida, on the morning of the accident with intermediate stops at Flagler Executive Airport (FIN), Palm Coast, Florida, and Baxley Municipal Airport (BHC), Baxley, Georgia. The pilot purchased 46 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel at OBE, and the passenger purchased 25 gallons of fuel at BHC. Both fuel purchases were from self-service pumps, and no other services were requested. The accident flight departed BHC about 1426, destined for Stuart Powell Field Airport (DVK), Danville, Kentucky, the pilot’s home airport. According to ADS-B data, after the airplane departed BHC, in climbed to about 9,500 ft pressure altitude, leveled off, then climbed to about 10,500 ft, arriving at that altitude about 1453. The airplane remained near 10,500 ft until about 1532, when it descended briefly to about 8,500 ft, then climbed back to 10,500 ft. About 1603, the airplane descended out of 10,500 ft and continued its descent to about 2,000 ft. At 1639:32, there was a loss of ADS-B data lasting about 6 minutes 46 seconds as the airplane was tracking northbound. After ADS-B targets resumed, they showed that the flight approached the area about 14 nautical miles sou
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative engine-driven vacuum pump.
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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.
