# Accident 19870627032119A: Beech A35, Santa Rosa, CA, June 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4905° N, 122.2610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4905&lon=-122.2610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 4,879 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627032119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA252), Jun 27, 1987: Beech A35 (N255B), Santa Rosa, CA, 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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