# NTSB Accident FTW97FA199
> **Beech V35** · 1997-05-23 · SHAWNEE, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA199
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07901
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-23
- **Location:** SHAWNEE, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.330921, -96.910545
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V35
- **Registration:** N5459U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent entry into a spin.  A factor was the pilot's initiated flight into adverse weather.

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