# Accident 19960801045229A: Beech 35BEECH, Spokane, WA, August 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1996
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6593° N, 117.4292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6593&lon=-117.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2839V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2839V-2020-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 680 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960801045229A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED ROUGH AIR AND VIBRATION. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT V TAIL CRACKED. BOGUS RUDDER WEIGHTS

## 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 SEA96LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA181), Aug 1, 1996: Beech 35 (N2839V), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure (cracking) of the aft fuselage bulkhead for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N2839V (2)

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

- [Accident 20190503003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190503003849A), May 3, 2019: Beech 35 (N2839V), Deer Park, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported a load bang and vibrations shortly after take-off during climbing RH turn. He slowed aircraft leveled on and landed at airport without incident.…
- [Accident 19880428035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880428035679A), Apr 28, 1988: Beech 35BEECH (N2839V), Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Nose and right main landing gears collpased during turnoff runway after landing.

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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