# Accident 19890818033169A: Beech V35B, Batesville, AR, August 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6594° N, 91.8410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-91.8410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699T-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818033169A

## Narrative

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

DENSE SMOKE ON CLIMB CLEARED BY TURNING OFF MASTER. COLLAPSED GEAR LANDING. PILOT HAD MISWIRED ALTERNATOR WIRE.

## 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 MKC89LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA187), Aug 18, 1989: Beech V35B (N699T), Concord, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS BY THE PILOT/OWNER WHICH RESULTED IN CHAFED WIRING AND A SUBSEQUENT ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N699T (2)

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

- [Incident 19801006073049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006073049I), Oct 6, 1980: Beech B35 (N699T), Cuero, TX, Minor damage. Zw during rollout pilot raised gear handle instead of flap handle. Gear retracted.
- [Incident 19790802029759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802029759I), Aug 2, 1979: Beech B35 (N699T), Cuero, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft settled to runway on rollout. Probable inadvertant retraction.

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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