# Accident 19870726038349A: Beech H35, Nikolai, AK, July 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1987, 17:50 local time
- Place: Nikolai, AK
- Airport: Nikolai Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8708° N, 153.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8708&lon=-153.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5429D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5429D-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 982 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726038349A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED A CROSSWIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. PILOT DID NOT KNOW CORRECT CROSSWIND PROCEDURE.

## 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 ANC87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA111), Jul 27, 1987: Beech H35 (N5429D), Nikolai Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5429D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010701039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010701039859A), Jul 1, 2001: Beech H35 (N5429D), Chitina, AK, Destroyed. (-23) According to the pilot, the flight path took the aircraft over a mountain ridgeline at an altitude of 6,000 feet MSL. As the aircraft passed over the…

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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