Beech V35B accident near Charlottesville, VA
On January 25, 2025, a Beech V35B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Charlottesville, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 25, 2025
- Place
- Charlottesville, VA
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.097°N, 78.454°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250125199596
NTSB summary
On January 25, 2025, about 1235 eastern standard time, a Beech V35B, N2UZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Charlottesville, Virginia. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control communication data, the pilot made radio contact with the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) control tower at 1230. He declared an emergency and stated that the airplane was 10 miles south of the airport, at 5,500 ft mean sea level, and had experienced a total loss of engine power. The controller acknowledged the information and offered runway 3 to the pilot; however, at 1233, the pilot reported that the airplane was 3 to 4 miles south of the airport, and he was not going to be able to glide the airplane to the airport. The pilot added that he was going to try to land in a field south of the airport. The pilot subsequently stated that he was attempting to land in a field near a river, and the controller replied that he would send first responders to that location. No further communications were received from the accident airplane. Review of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the airplane approached the approximate 1,800-ft-long field about 100 knots on a magnetic course about 310°. The airplane overflew the field and collided with trees at the end. A debris path was observed at the end of the snow-covered field, which began with a portion of the inboard left wing an
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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.
