# Accident 20220730013639A: Beech 35, Star City, AR, July 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2022, 14:50 local time
- Place: Star City, AR
- Airport: Star City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9252° N, 91.8607° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9252&lon=-91.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3260V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3260V-2023-05-24) (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 35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013639A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 30, 2022, AT 1450 CST, A BEECH 35 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ABORTED TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 36 AT STAR CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (55M) AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND BRIERS AT THE NORTH END WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO BREAK AND AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, DAMAGING THE RUDDERVATORS, NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER, DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES AND 2 ON BOARD. A SCHEDULED STOP WAS MADE IN STAR CITY FOR GAS FROM DAYTON OH TO GRAND PRIRIE TX WHILE REMAINING SOUTH OF A STORM FRONT. UPON ARRIVAL, THEY FOUND THERE WAS NO GAS AVAILABLE (FUEL WAS NOTAMED OUT OF SERVICE).  THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE NOTAM. THEY BACK TAXIED TO THE SOUTH END OF FIELD. THE RUNWAY HAS AN UPSLOPE FIRST HALF AND A DOWNSLOPE ON THE SECOUND HALF.  AFTER PASSING THE SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE RUNWAY AT AROUND 60 KNOTS, THE PIC DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED ABOUT 300 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN.  VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 CEN22LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA364), Jul 30, 2022: Beechcraft 35 (N3260V), Star City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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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