# Accident 19930810029069A: Beech F35, Mena, AR, August 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5796° N, 94.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5796&lon=-94.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5064B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5064B-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930810029069A

## Narrative

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

OUTER PORTION LEFT RUDDERVATOR SEPARATED AND RIGHT COUNTER WEIGHT ALSO. VIBRATION. LANDED. IMPROPER BOGUS REPAIRS.

## 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 FTW93LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA236), Aug 11, 1993: Beech F35 (N5064B), Mena, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE RUDDERVATOR AS RESULT OF IMPROPER BALANCING.

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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