Beechcraft V35-B N1861W
8 May 1987 · Terrell, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1987 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft V35-B registered N1861W was involved in an accident near Terrell, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Terrell, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Terrell Mun. (TRL)
- Coordinates
- 32.7310, -96.2902
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35-B
- Registration
- N1861W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Terrell → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW87FA116
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
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRCRAFT THE STARTER SOLENOID WIRING CAUGHT FIRE. THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE CAUSED AN OVERSTRESSED BRAKE LINE TO FALL, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN ONTO THE LIP OF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR. THE FIRE THEN BURNED THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE COCKPIT DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft V35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft V35-TC | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft V35 | Clearlake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft V35 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft V35 | Bassett, Nebraska, United States | Keith E. Houdersheldt | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1986 | Beechcraft V35 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Edward Hayes | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft V35-B | Irvine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |