Beechcraft F35 N4270B
3 November 1979 · Silsbee, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 November 1979 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft F35 registered N4270B was involved in an accident during in flight near Silsbee, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silsbee, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hawthorne
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F35
- Registration
- N4270B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kennett, Mo → Houston, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2619
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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
EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE, PN 631496, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1979 | Beechcraft F35 | Theodosia, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft F35 | Utica, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft F35 | El Monte, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft F35 | West Plains, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft F35 | Wautoma, Wisconsin, United States | Hi-Way Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft F35 | White Pine, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |