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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CEN21LA189

2021-01-12 Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States Airport · C77 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N436T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH P35

Year of manufacture

1963 · 58 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19630822

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A53B11

Registrant of record

YOUNG ROBSON TERRY

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's distraction and his failure to maintain a proper glidepath on the approach, which resulted in him landing short of the runway and impacting a snowbank.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the approach, he landed short of the runway and impacted a snowbank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that during the approach, an airplane that had landed in front of him appeared to stop on the runway to turn back for the midfield taxiway. The pilot reported he was “focused on the airplane in front of him, instead of flying his airplane.” Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring other aircraft-Pilot
  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained
  • Environmental issues-Physical environment-Terrain-Snowy/icy terrain-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_CEN21LA189.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.