# NTSB Accident WPR16FA007
> **BEECH G35** · 2015-10-11 · South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA007
- **Event ID:** 20151011X04515
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-11
- **Location:** South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.865833, -119.998054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** G35
- **Registration:** N4485D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control due to an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the airplane’s climb performance capabilities and resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart without obtaining a weather briefing.

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