Beechcraft V35 N376B
13 January 1986 · Bassett, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 January 1986 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N376B, operated by Keith E. Houdersheldt, was involved in an accident near Bassett, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bassett, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rock County (RBE)
- Coordinates
- 42.5795, -99.5307
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35
- Registration
- N376B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Keith E. Houdersheldt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Bassett
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHILE LANDING HIS ACFT AT BASSETT, NEBRASKA THE PLT RPTD A GUST OF WIND HIT THE ACFT FM BEHIND AND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VEERING OFF INTO A SNOW BANK. THE PLT STATED THAT TWO WITNESSES WHO WERE WALKING NEAR THE RWY TOLD HIM NO WIND WAS BLOWING WHEN THE ACFT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RWY, THE WITNESSES REPORTED A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE ACFT. WIND OBSERVATIONS OBTAINED FM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER LOCATED IN AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA 19 N.M. WEST OF BASSETT SHOWED WINDS FM 290 DEG. AT 15 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT CHOSE TO LAND ON RWY 13 AFTER SEEING THE WINDSOCK HANGING DOWN. THE WITNESSES STATED THE WIND HAD BEEN BLOWING ERRATICALLY MOST OF THE DAY, POSSIBLY GIVING THE PLT A FALSE INDICATION OF WND CONDITIONS. THE ARPT TETRAHEDRON, ANOTHER SOURCE OF WND DIRECTION, SHOWED THE WND WAS BLOWING FM THE NW MAKING A LANDING TO RWY 31 THE APPROPRIATE CHOICE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft V35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft V35 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Sep 1986 | Beechcraft V35 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Edward Hayes | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft V35-B | Irvine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft V35 | Bridger, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft V35-TC | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft V35 | Clearlake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177A | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170B | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172P | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Sky Harbor Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Ashby, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1986 | Grumman G-164A | Tekamah, Nebraska, United States | Har-Mor AG. Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1986 | Champion 7KCAB | Crete, Nebraska, United States | D. Bauman & J. Gill | No injuries | - |