# Accident 19950426008589A: Beech S35, Huntsville, AL, April 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1995, 11:09 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6372° N, 86.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FLD (HSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6372&lon=-86.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 18 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950426008589A

## Narrative

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

FIRE UNDER PANEL ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFE. NEW AUTO PILOT WAS INSTALLED. BARE WIRES SHORTED BUS. BURNED OIL LINE.

## 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 ATL95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA091), Apr 26, 1995: Beech S-35 (N67HC), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose wire which shorted between an exposed terminal on the avionics bus relay and the oil line to the oil pressure gage, and the failure of maintenance personnel to tie up loose wires.

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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