- Date
- September 26, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mc Cormick, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6740ZBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840926051399A
- Case key
- 6305
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Analysis
N6740Z, a Beech V35B acft,separated in flt over mccormick, SC while operating in VFR conditions. The investigation failed to locate witnesses who observed the flt prior to & during the inflight separation. Witnesses on the ground heard the acft & observed pieces of the acft falling over a large area. Examination of the wreckage failed to reveal any acft system failure on malfunction. However, the rt & lt stabilizers & ruddervator exhibited evidence of gross negative overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6740Z
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-10339
- Airframe hours
- 888
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 258 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Travel Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- Florence, SC
- Destination
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 651 total · 320 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- A6, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.