Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Woody, California 93287
Sunday, January 6, 2013 16:06 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On January 6, 2013, about 1606 Pacific standard time, a Beech V35A, N35SD, collided with terrain near Woody, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed Imperial, California, about 1415, with a planned destination of Fresno, California. Visual meteorological (VMC) conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the pilot obtained flight following, and the airplane climbed to 16,500 feet. At 1549, the pilot requested an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance into Fresno from Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). The clearance was granted, and the controller instructed the pilot to maintain 14,000 feet.
The pilot requested a descent to cross Tule (TTE) very high frequency omni-directional radio range (VOR) at 9,000 feet mean sea level (msl). Due to a higher minimum vector altitude, the controller told the pilot to maintain 14,000 feet, and contact Bakersfield Approach Control for a lower altitude.
The pilot contacted Bakersfield Approach Control, and was issued a descent to 7,000 feet. The pilot acknowledged the descent; contact was lost first by voice and later by radar. The wreckage was located about 1 mile from the last radar return.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) and the FAA inspected the wreckage on site. The debris path was over 1/2 mile long. The first pieces were from the tail section. Both wings separated and were in the middle of the debris field. The cabin separated into several sections that were scattered throughout the center of the debris field. The engine with the propeller attached was the last major debris.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/6/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1606 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | Woody |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 93287 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 354237N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1185414W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KPTV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 3800 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 9 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.1 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA AWP Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 17 2013 5:20PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N35SD |
| NTSB Number | WPR13FA086 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | V35A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | D-8812 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | FLOYD JOHNSTON CONSTRUCTION CO INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | CLOVIS |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 93611-8911 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | FLOYD JOHNSTON CONSTRUCTION CO INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | CLOVIS |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 93611-8911 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | Imperial |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1415 |
| Departure Time Zone | PST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | FAT |
| Destination City | Fresno |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 17 2013 5:20PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |