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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Apalachicola, FL · September 10, 1987

Date
September 10, 1987 · 20:54 local
Place
Apalachicola, FL
Airport
St George Island
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9008Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA243
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
710 total690 in this make and model32 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.

Tried to land at night on a unlighted airport. Aborted and struck trees on the go around. Blamed engine. No defects

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO LAND AT NIGHT ON A UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. ABORTED AND STRUCK TREES ON THE GO AROUND. BLAMED ENGINE. NO DEFECTS

NTSB investigation

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