Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control that resulted in an aerodynamic stall during approach and impact with terrain.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot of the personal flight reported that he did not feel comfortable continuing the approach for landing at the destination airport, so he initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane was too slow, and the pilot said he heard the stall warning horn come on. The airplane then stalled and impacted terrain. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. Postaccident examination of the airplane flight control system confirmed flight control continuity. A National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report was not received from the pilot.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA116 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 8, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Shell Knob, Missouri
- Nearest airport
- Discovery Bay Airport At Norwa (MO06)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech C35
- N-number
- N1908D
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1952
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.