# Accident 19870509014579A: Beech 35BEECH, Avon, OH, May 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1987, 21:30 local time
- Place: Avon, OH
- Airport: Botsworth
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4507° N, 82.0194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4507&lon=-82.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2988V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2988V-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 827 total, 396 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509014579A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TURN ON TO FINAL APPROACH. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.NIGHT PRECLUDED GROUND REFERENCE

## 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 ATL87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA135), May 10, 1987: Beech 35 (N2988V), Avon, OH, destroyed, 3 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.