Beechcraft A35 N8640A
4 June 1995 · Jacksonville, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1995 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N8640A was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Illinois, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacksonville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A35
- Registration
- N8640A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carbondale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA186
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
improper maintenance and inspection of the airplane's ruddervators.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS EN ROUTE ALTITUDE WAS 4,500 FT MSL, AND THAT HE ENCOUNTERED NO TURBULENCE. HE BEGAN A 150-155 MPH DESCENT BY REDUCING POWER TO 20 INCHES AND APPLYING LIGHT FORWARD PRESSURE TO THE YOKE. HE FELT A VIOLENT SHUDDER AND RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, WHICH STOPPED THE SHUDDER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED BUCKLED AND WRINKLED SKIN, POPPED RIVETS, AND BULKHEAD CRACKS. THE RUDDERVATORS HAD IMPROPER HARDWARE INSTALLED, A LOOSE BEARING, AND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ELEVATOR TRIM TABS. THE RUDDERVATORS WERE TESTED FOR BALANCE. THE RIGHT RUDDERVATOR HAD A BALANCE OF 19.26 INCH-POUNDS AND THE LEFT RUDDERVATOR HAD A BALANCE OF 20.05 INCH-POUNDS. THE RIGHT RUDDERVATOR WAS WITHIN THE BALANCE LIMITS OF 16.8 TO 19.8 INCH-POUNDS, AND THE LEFT RUDDERVATOR WAS OUT OF BALANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1995 | Beechcraft A35 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Perry Pemberton | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1995 | Beechcraft A35 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1995 | Beechcraft A35 | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1994 | Beechcraft A35 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Paul Douglas Johnson | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1994 | Beechcraft A35 | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Beechcraft A35 | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1995 | Cessna T210N | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-32RT | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1995 | Piper J3C | Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-20-108 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Rock Falls, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1995 | Cessna 152 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |