Plane Crash List

Beechcraft M35 N9931R

20 September 1994 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 September 1994 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft M35 registered N9931R, operated by Lopez, Michael E., was involved in an accident near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Smith Reynolds (INT)
Coordinates
36.1607, -80.2302
Aircraft
Beechcraft M35
Registration
N9931R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lopez, Michael E.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wilmington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL94LA173

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND A PROPER GLIDEPATH ON FINAL APPROACH, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND UNDERSHOOT. FACTORS WERE THE NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT (117 HOURS TOTAL FLYING TIME) WAS LANDING THE AIRPLANE DURING NIGHT, VMC. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CAUTIONED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW AND SLOW ON SHORT FINAL. THE STUDENT RAISED THE NOSE, BUT DID NOT ADD POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RUNWAY EDGE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR BUCKLED. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST OCCASION THAT THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR HAD FLOWN TOGETHER. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE STUDENT'S ABILITIES, AND WAITED TOO LATE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft M35 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Dec 1993 Beechcraft M35
N9864R
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 3
21 Nov 1995 Beechcraft M35
N9886R
Estancia, New Mexico, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Jun 1992 Beechcraft M35
N9873R
Dekalb, Illinois, United States Charles W. Sheradon No injuries -
30 Mar 1997 Beechcraft M35
N223C
Iowa Park, Texas, United States - No injuries -
5 Apr 1990 Beechcraft M35
N9829R
Romeo, Michigan, United States John E. Singer Fatal 1
18 Apr 1998 Beechcraft M35
N9703R
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - Minor injuries -

All 141 records for this type

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -

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