# Accident 19870608019229A: Beech V35B, Lexington, NC, June 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1987, 17:25 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8005° N, 80.2500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8005&lon=-80.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608019229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. AN ENGINE CYLINDER HAD SPLIT. 41 HOURS SINCE AD WORK.

## 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 ATL87LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA162), Jun 8, 1987: Beech V35B (N55KP), Lexington, NC, 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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