Beechcraft V35 N3785Q

Summary

On 23 July 2025 at about 00:06 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N3785Q, operated by GO Fly Missoula LLC, was involved in an accident near Astoria, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

23 July 2025 at 00:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Astoria, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Astoria Rgnl (AST)

Coordinates

46.1579, -123.8239

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N3785Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

GO Fly Missoula LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tillamook → Astoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA228

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 22, 2025, about 1706 Pacific daylight time, a Beechcraft Bonanza V35, N3785Q, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Astoria, Oregon. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he and a flight instructor was enroute to Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, Oregon to refuel during a cross-country flight to Arlington, Washington. The flight instructor reported that while the pilot maneuvered the airplane for an approach to runway 26, about 400 ft above ground level and about 3 miles southeast of the airport, the engine sputtered. The pilot stated that he immediately advanced the mixture control, but the engine sputtered again and then lost all power. The flight instructor’s subsequent attempt to restart the engine was unsuccessful and he then assumed control of the airplane to execute a forced landing. The airplane touchdown on a gravel road short of runway 26, overran an embankment and came to rest in a field. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the lower fuselage sustained substantial damage. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.