Beechcraft 35 N3204V
18 August 1987 · Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1987 at about 01:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3204V was involved in an accident near Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Excelsior Spring Mem. (3EX)
- Coordinates
- 39.3493, -94.2291
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N3204V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Liberty → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87FA163
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 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
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY OVER THE RADIO STATING THAT THE ENG WAS LOSING POWER AND THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING AN EMERG LNDG AT EXCELSIOR SPRINGS ARPT. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, AFTER THE RWY WAS ASSURED, DUE TO THE INCURSION OF ANOTHER ACFT BACKTRACKING ON THE RWY, DIRECTLY IN HER PATH. OTHER WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT, EITHER BOUNCED OFF THE RWY SURFACE, OR ATTEMPTED A LOW PASS AT A SLOW AIRSPEED. IT THEN VEERED LEFT FROM OVER THE RWY, DRAGGING THE LEFT WING TIP OVER HIGH VEGETATION; THE ACFT THEN IMPACTED THE CULTIVATED SOIL, CARTWHEEL FASHION. EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO SUGGEST A POWERPLANT FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THE ENGINE SUMP SHOWED THAT THE OIL QUICK-DRAIN FITTING WAS LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE ENG HAD UNDERGONE AN OIL CHANGE JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. AN ENG TEARDOWN AT THE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITIES REVEALED THAT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DUE TO A LACK OF INTERNAL ENG COMPONENT LUBRICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 35A | Liberal, Kansas, United States | Shield & Bennington PA | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1987 | Beechcraft 35 | Avon, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jul 1987 | Beechcraft 35 | Richwood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 35-A33 | Novato, California, United States | Ryan, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft 35-A33 | Chino, California, United States | Grey Eagle Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft 35 | Cookson, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182J | Archie, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Houston, Missouri, United States | Paramount Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | George Abner Benson | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Fairchild SA-227 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Resort Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |