# Accident 19961127047099A: Beech V35, Lafayette, GA, November 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6997° N, 85.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6997&lon=-85.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4523V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4523V-2012-09-05) (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 V35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961127047099A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FLIGHT CONTROL FLUTTER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA027), Nov 27, 1996: Beech 35 (N4523V), Lafayette, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of maintenance personnel to balance the ruddervator assemblies after they had been reskinned and painted, which resulted in flutter and subsequent damage to the empennage.

## Other reports on N4523V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760607017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607017339A), Jun 7, 1976: Beech 35BEECH (N4523V), Mcrae, GA, Substantial damage. Ldg gr warning horn defective.

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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