Beechcraft 35 N2839V
3 May 2019 · Deer Park, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 2019 at about 18:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N2839V was involved in an accident near Deer Park, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deer Park, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deer Park (DEW)
- Coordinates
- 47.9747, -117.4306
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N2839V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deer Park → Deer Park
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR19LA171
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An empennage flutter event for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings when, shortly after departure while climbing through about 400 ft above ground level in a right turn, he heard a loud bang and felt a vibration. The vibration ceased, and the pilot continued to his intended destination with no other anomalies noted. Substantial damage to the aft right fuselage was discovered during postflight inspection. Examination of the aft fuselage revealed that the fuselage skin exhibited diagonal buckling, several stringers were bent or deformed, and several bulkheads were damaged. Opposing diagonal buckles or skin fractures in an “X” pattern were noted at several locations on the fuselage skin, coincident with a stringer or bulkhead location. No obvious damage was noted to the left side of the fuselage. The damage to the airplane was consistent with an empennage flutter event; however, in the absence of additional information, the cause of the flutter event could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Gresham, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Melba, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Michael Bletsch & Andrew Spiwak | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Port Hadlock, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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