19870105000119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Palm City, FL · January 5, 1987

Date
January 5, 1987 · 23:20 local
Place
Palm City, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA067
Reported as
Beech V35
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft struck a tree while attempting to land on a closed road at night. Bales of marijuana in aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A CLOSED ROAD AT NIGHT. BALES OF MARIJUANA IN AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.