Beechcraft V35B N645EP

Summary

On 11 May 2012, a Beechcraft V35B registered N645EP, operated by Siegel Robert M, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 May 2012

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

35.6525, -105.1386

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N645EP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Siegel Robert M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN12FA291

1 person died.

The pilot’s loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot departed at night in his single-engine airplane from a remote airport and subsequently impacted terrain southeast of the airport. The airplane wreckage was dispersed over a large area and was heavily fragmented, consistent with a high-speed impact. Examination of the airplane and engine found no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot's logbook was found in the wreckage and was partially completed between 2005 and 2009. There were no logged entries of any night flight time, and the pilot’s most recent simulated instrument training was logged in 2005. The pilot's flight time/experience since 2009 is unknown except for a biennial flight review that was completed in 2011.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.