# Accident 19870817080649A: Beech G35, Kent, WA, August 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3603° N, 122.0999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3603&lon=-122.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4235D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235D-1989-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 518 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817080649A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADES SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. BLADE RETENTION NUT DAMAGED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

## 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 SEA87LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA168), Aug 18, 1987: Beech G35 (N4235D), Kent, WA, 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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