# Accident 19950604020659A: Beech A35, Jacksonville, IL, June 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Airport: Jacksonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7746° N, 90.2383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE MUNI (IJX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7746&lon=-90.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8640A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8640A-2018-03-16) (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 A35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 141 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604020659A

## Narrative

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

SHUDDER IN TAIL ON DESCENT. LANDED, TAIL AND FUSELAGE BUCKLED. RUDDERVATORS INSTALLED WRONG. BOGUS BOLTS.UNBALANCED (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON JUNE 4, 1995 WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VIBRATE SO HE RELEASED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE AND THE VIBRATION STOPPED. WHEN THE VIBRATION STOPPED, HE CONTINUED TO A SAFE LANDING.

## 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 CHI95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA186), Jun 4, 1995: Beech A35 (N8640A), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper maintenance and inspection of the airplane's ruddervators.

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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