# NTSB ATL86LA075: Beech V35B, N11JK, Lake Lure, NC, February 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 16, 1986, 13:28 local (18:28 UTC)
- Place: Lake Lure, NC
- Coordinates: 35.440704, -82.200241 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4407&lon=-82.2002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7066/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA075

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly

## Analysis

THE PLT CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL FOR VFR STAGING TO AIRPORT AND RADAR SERVICE. THE PLT LATER INDICATED A FORCED LANDING WAS NECESSARY DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT CALCULATED FULL FUEL TANKS FOR FLT BUT FAILED TO RECALL TWO LOCAL FLIGHTS THAT WERE MADE WITHOUT REFUELING AND TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION STRONG HEADWINDS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11JK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11JK-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N D-9509, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-9509
- Airframe hours: 1867
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Martill, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 4, 1985, 100 hours before
- Departed: 6B6, STOW, MA
- Destination: AVL, ASHEVILLE, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 8,010 total, 820 in this make and model, 7,900 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: AVL, 16 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860216002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860216002709A), Feb 16, 1986: Beech V35B, Lake Lure, NC, Substantial damage. Fuel exhausted en route near destination. Landed on golf course fairway with gear down.

## Other investigations on N11JK (2)

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 ERA12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA500), Aug 11, 2012: Beech V35B (N11JK), Effingham, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to avoid an encounter with known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight upset, temporary loss of control, and loading of the airframe, engine, and propeller…
- [NTSB NYC95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA166), Jul 19, 1995: Beech V35B (N11JK), Goshen, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent collision with trees.

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.

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