Beech N35 accident near Hagwood Store, North Carolina, December 6, 1984
On December 6, 1984 at about 6:56 pm local time, a Beech N35, registered N9476Y, was destroyed in an accident near Hagwood Store, North Carolina. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 6, 1984 · about 6:56 pm local time
- Place
- Hagwood Store, North Carolina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech N35 · all N35s on the register
- Registration
- N9476Y · no longer on the register · serial D-6640
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER INSTRUMENT FLT RULES (IFR). AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT EXHIBITED & REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH ACFT HEADING CONTROL & SUBSEQUENTLY RADIOED HE HAD LOST CONTROL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT HAD ATTENDED BUT NOT COMPLETED AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING COURSE 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED IN AN ACFT WITH A COMPASS CARD TYPE DIRECTIONAL HEADING INDICATOR. N9476Y HAD A HORIZONTALLY MOUNTED HEADING INDICATOR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 380 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 298 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,352 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 15, 1984; 37 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,135 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-N (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RDU Raleigh NC at 6:30 pm
- Destination: MQI Manteo NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 600 ft; not recorded at 600 ft
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:06 pm from RDU, 22 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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