# Accident 19870605019029A: Beech H35, Keokuk, IA, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Keokuk, IA
- Airport: Keokuk Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4002° N, 91.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4002&lon=-91.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7973D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973D-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 609 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605019029A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE HAD SEPARATED. UNABLE TO CONTROL 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 MKC87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA119), Jun 5, 1987: Beech B35 (N7973D), Keokuk, IA, substantial damage

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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