# Accident 19960630015529A: Beech 65, Campsville, KY, June 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1996
- Place: Campsville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 37.3401° N, 85.3392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3401&lon=-85.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3870C-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630015529A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND CORN FIELD, THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.

## 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 IAD96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA102), Jun 30, 1996: Beech 65 (N3870C), Campbellsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his failure to remove the control lock, and his failure to abort the takeoff.

## Other reports on N3870C (2)

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

- [Incident 19870607036699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607036699I), Jun 7, 1987: Beech 65 (N3870C), Decatur, MI. Shut down left engine due to fuel flow problem after takeoff. Right engine quit shortly after.
- [Incident 19860820061159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820061159I), Aug 20, 1986: Beech 65 (N3870C), Lawton, MI, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to both engines quitting. Fuel selector valve cable became entangled in a wheel well.

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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