4 fatal · BEECH V-35 · 1993-11-12 · SHAVER LAKE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX94FA048
Event ID
20001211X13743
Type
Accident
Date
1993-11-12
Location
SHAVER LAKE, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.130092, -119.219245
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
BEECH
Model
V-35
Registration
N630AW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
An in-flight breakup of the airplane following the pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions during which directional control of the airplane was not maintained, and the design limits of the airplane were exceeded. The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions that consisted of mountain wave activity and standing lenticular clouds were factors in the accident.