# Accident 19990605021869A: Beech E35, Yankeetown, FL, June 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1999
- Place: Yankeetown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0309° N, 82.7392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0309&lon=-82.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3508B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3508B-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605021869A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 5, 1999, ABOUT 1445 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-35, N3508B, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, EXPERIENCED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 4,500 FEET NEAR YANKEETOWN, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 4,500 FEET IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF BETWEEN 160 AND 170 MPH, HE FELT THE AIRFRAME SHUDDER. HE THEN SLOWED THE AIRPLANE, AND ELECTED TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT OTHER THAN HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. DURING A PREFLIGHT TO THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 2-3 HOURS AFTER LANDING, HE NOTED DAMAGE TO THE SKIN NEAR THE RUDDERVATORS. THE PILOT/CO-OWNER DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE NTSB UNTIL JUNE 16, 1999, ABOUT 0953. (-23)AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING AN AIRFRAM SHUTTER.  DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO TAIL A                                                       REA.

## 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 MIA99LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA185), Jun 5, 1999: Beech E-35 (N3508B), Yankeetown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to balance check the ruddervators after painting the airplane and unclear information contained in the compliance section of AD 94-20-04 resulting in the failure…

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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