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May 6, 1995 · Beech 35 · N3728N

Bliss, ID

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 6, 1995
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 serious injury)
Location
Bliss, ID
Aircraft
Beech 35
Tail Number
N3728N
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
SEA95LA092

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LOW TO THE GROUND AND BANKING SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WHEN IT WENT OUT OF SIGHT INTO FOG FOR AN INSTANT AND THEN REAPPEARED STILL BANKING. THEY SAW THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST AND THEN THE NOSE. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THE WEATHER TO BE EXTREMELY FOGGY WITH LIGHT RAIN AND 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY. THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILING, RAIN AND FOG.

Full Narrative

On May 6, 1995, approximately 0710 mountain daylight time (mdt), a Beech 35, N3728N, registered to and being flown by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during collision with terrain while maneuvering near Bliss, Idaho. The non-instrument rated pilot sustained serious injuries and reported having no memory of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the flight which originated at Blackfoot, Idaho, about 0600. Instrument meteoro- logical conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was to have been operated under 14CFR91 and was destined for Midvale, Idaho. The accident was witnessed by two people driving east on Inter- state 84 (I-84). They reported that the weather was extremely foggy with slight rain, and 1/8 to 1/4 mile visibility and that as they approached an overpass about one mile west of the Bliss exit, they "saw an airplane low to the ground banking sharply to the left just before it reached the overpass. It went into the fog out of sight for an instant then reappeared still banking. Then we saw the left wing hit the ground and the nose hit afterwards." An FAA inspector conducted an on site examination and reported that the wreckage distribution was parallel and abeam I-84 and progressed for several hundred feet from the point of initial ground contact. One propeller blade was separated at the hub, and no mechanical discrepancies were observed (refer to photo- graphs 1 through 3 and attached statement). The 0753 Boise aviation weather surface observation (located about 80 miles northwest of the accident site), reported a measured ceiling of 300 foot broken, 800 foot overcast and a visibility of 3 miles in light rain and fog.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time07:10 MDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech 35
Tail NumberN3728N
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · E-185-8 · Reciprocating · 185
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 serious injury)
Fatal0
Serious1
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 57 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsIMC
LightDaylight
Wind200° @ 12 kt
Visibility6 sm
CeilingOvercast 1400 ft
Temperature / Dew Point43 C / 39 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time14:45
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data