# NTSB Accident CEN18FA023
> **BEECH V35B** · 2017-11-04 · Alva, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18FA023
- **Event ID:** 20171104X12527
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-04
- **Location:** Alva, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.787776, -98.670555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** V35B
- **Registration:** N777PH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's and pilot's failure to recognize that a high descent rate had developed on short final, likely due to their distraction by an open engine cowling, and the unexpected strong pitch-down force during flap extension due to the installation in the airplane of a Short Takeoff and Landing system.

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