3 fatal · Beech V35 · 1997-03-25 · MARCO ISLAND, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL97FA054
Event ID
20001208X07484
Type
Accident
Date
1997-03-25
Location
MARCO ISLAND, FL, USA
Coordinates
25.940675, -81.539634
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
V35
Registration
N9049S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
inadvertent flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions (severe thunderstorms), which led the design stress limits of the airplane being exceeded, subsequent in-flight break-up of the airplane, and an uncontrolled collision with water.