Beech BE-35 accident near St. Petersburg, Florida, November 14, 1991
On November 14, 1991 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Beech BE-35, registered N2015W, was involved in an accident near St. Petersburg, Florida (Albert Whitted airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person was killed; 2 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PASSENGER'S LOSS OF BALANCE RESULTING FROM A PREVIOUS IMPAIRMENT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 14, 1991 · about 5:30 pm local time · cases in 1991
- Place
- St. Petersburg, Florida · Albert Whitted · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed; 2 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-35
- Registration
- N2015W · registry record · serial D-7975
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN ELDERLY PASSENGER WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A STROKE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD THE LOW-WING AIRPLANE. HE FELL FROM THE WALKWAY ON THE WING TO THE ASPHALT RAMP STRIKING HIS HEAD. HE DIED IN A HOSPITAL 3 DAYS LATER.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,650 hours in all; 1,066 in this make and model; 193 in the last 90 days; 84 in the last 30 days; 4,475 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 30, 1991; 65 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520BB7B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Crystal Aero Group
The flight
- Destination: X31 Crystal River FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:58 pm from PIE, 8 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2015W on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental IO-520BB7B 9,486 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Albert Whitted Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,705 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA92LA027.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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