# Accident 19881118051349A: Beech STC35, Shirley, NY, November 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1988, 15:46 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7907° N, 72.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7907&lon=-72.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8697A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8697A-2013-05-15) (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 STC35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118051349A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMB OUT AND SPIRALED TO IMPACT. FOUND CORRODED RUDDER CABLE SEPARATED.

## 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 NYC89FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA033), Nov 18, 1988: Beech A35 (N8697A), Shirley, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, DUE TO THE FAILURE (SEPARATION) OF THE RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL CABLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CABLE.

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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