# Accident 19870105000119A: Beech V35, Palm City, FL, January 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1987, 23:20 local time
- Place: Palm City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1775° N, 80.2891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1775&lon=-80.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105000119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA067), Jan 6, 1987: Beech V-35 (N78BL), Palm City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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