# Accident 20000730008049A: Beech A35, Poplar Bluff, MO, July 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Poplar Bluff, MO
- Airport: Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7590° N, 90.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7590&lon=-90.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8530A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8530A-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730008049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH INTO POF, PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL "POPS" ACCOMPANIED BY CONTROL SHUDDERING. UPON LANDING, PILOT DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO EMPENNAGE SECTION OF A/C.

## 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 CHI00LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA238), Jul 31, 2000: Beech BE-A35 (N8530A), Poplar Bluff, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot exceeded the VNE speed restriction of 144 MPH. Factors included the ruddervator flutter and the out of balance 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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