Beechcraft S35 N987LS
2 July 1971 · Old Fort, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1971 at about 12:35 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N987LS was involved in an accident during in flight near Old Fort, North Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Old Fort, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft S35
- Registration
- N987LS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Asheville, Nc → Detroit, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0912
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 7/5/71. FLEW INTO KNOWN TSTM AREA.ACFT DISINTEGRATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft S35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Silver Cloud A | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Sioux Land MOB | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Deems Farm EQU | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Feb 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft S35 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |