Beechcraft V35B N55KP

Summary

On 8 June 1987 at about 21:25 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N55KP was involved in an accident near Lexington, North Carolina, 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.

Date

8 June 1987 at 21:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.8005, -80.2500

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N55KP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fredricksburg → Dothan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA162

Nobody was injured.

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

THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN AND IMPACTED TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT IN A FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOST PWR AT 8,500 FT MSL. POST-ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #1 CYL BARREL HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED NEAR THE CYL HEAD. METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE BARREL REVEALED THAT IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THE MFR'S SPECS. FAA AD 86-13-04 APPLIED TO THIS ENGINE AND CYL BARREL, AND HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH 41 HOURS PRIOR TO THE CYL FAILURE. THE AD REQUIRED RECURRING VISUAL EXAM AND PRESSURE CKS FOR CRACKS EVERY 50 HOURS UNTIL 440-490 HRS TOTAL OPERATING TIME (TT). THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REBUILT BY THE MFR IN FEB 86, AND HAD 214 HRS TT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.