19870627032119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Santa Rosa, CA · June 27, 1987

Date
June 27, 1987 · 14:30 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Airport
Santa Rosa Air Center
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N255B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA252
Reported as
Beech A35
Reported engine
Continental E2258
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total4,879 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

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.

An aft bulkhead failed due to ruddervator flutter. Ruddervators found out of balance. Pilot exceeded vne.

As the FAA filed it

AN AFT BULKHEAD FAILED DUE TO RUDDERVATOR FLUTTER. RUDDERVATORS FOUND OUT OF BALANCE. PILOT EXCEEDED VNE.

NTSB investigation

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