Beechcraft V35A N7892R
23 June 1988 · Seymour, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1988 at about 03:30 local time, a Beechcraft V35A registered N7892R was involved in an accident near Seymour, Indiana, 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 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seymour, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Freeman Muni (SER)
- Coordinates
- 38.9503, -85.8809
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35A
- Registration
- N7892R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEX05
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
AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6500 FEET WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT NAVIGATED TO NEAREST AIRPORT AND MADE INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LANDING WITH CRUISE POWER. POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED NUMBER 2 EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED AND BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND PISTON TOP, CRACKING THE CYLINDER HEAD AT THE BARREL THREADS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft V35A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft V35A | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Fitzgerald, Alan | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft V35A | Derry, New Hampshire, United States | Edwin Simonsen | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft V35A | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Allgood Healthcard, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft V35A | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 1986 | Beechcraft V35A | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1985 | Beechcraft V35A | Santa Monica, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172K | Converse, Indiana, United States | Quinn, Schafer, Ferris | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 310Q | Tell City, Indiana, United States | Morgan Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Chas. W. Beene | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1988 | Mooney M20A | La Porte, Indiana, United States | Davair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1988 | Cessna 172 | Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |