Beechcraft 35 N2839V
1 August 1996 · Spokane, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1996 at about 00:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N2839V was involved in an accident near Spokane, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spokane, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.6593, -117.4292
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N2839V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Colville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- SEA96LA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
failure (cracking) of the aft fuselage bulkhead for undetermined reason(s).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About five minutes after takeoff, at 6,500 feet, the 1947 model airplane was cruising at 160 to 165 knots, when it encountered turbulence and experienced an airframe vibration. The pilot reduced airspeed, which eliminated the vibration, then he landed without further incident. Subsequent examination revealed that the fuselage station 256.9 bulkhead, located directly below the leading edge of the V-tail, was cracked at all four corners. Further investigation revealed that the airplane's ruddervators had been removed in 1995 for reskinning due to corrosion. Reskinning was accomplished with Beech factory replacement skins, and the ruddervators were then painted with several layers of paint. This necessitated the installation of an additional one-pound (lead) weight on the outboard tip of each ruddervator to achieve correct control surface balance. Also, the pilot stated that he could not be sure whether the station 256.9 bulkhead was damaged in flight, or when the ruddervator contacted a hangar support beam as the airplane was being pushed in a hangar.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1996 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jan 1996 | Beechcraft 35-A33 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1996 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Norman E. Nissen | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1996 | Beechcraft 35 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1996 | Beechcraft 35 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1996 | Beechcraft 35 | Allenspark, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1996 | Cessna U206F | Crane Island, Washington, United States | West Isle Air | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172N | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Aeroflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1996 | Westcott GLASAIR I-FT | Puyallup, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1996 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Waitsburg, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150M | Paterson, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |