Beechcraft 35 N3260V

Summary

On 30 July 2022 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3260V was involved in an accident near Star City, Arkansas, 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.

Date

30 July 2022 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Star City, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Star City Muni (55M)

Coordinates

33.9252, -91.8607

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N3260V

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

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA364

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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 taking off from a short field when he realized the airplane was not achieving enough speed for takeoff. About two-thirds down the runway he aborted the takeoff. The airplane continued off the end of the runway, struck a ditch, and nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.