- Date
- May 9, 1987, 21:30 local (May 10, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Avon, OH
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2988VBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870509014579A
- Case key
- 7294
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was seen heading east on a downwind for the private airstrip where it was based. It was turned onto the base leg and as a turn was begun for the final approach course for rwy 27 it stalled, spun, and collided with the ground. The acft wreckage was found east of the rwy approach threshold and about 300 feet to the right of the extended centerline of rwy 27. West half of the rwy edge lights were out of service which may have reduced the rwy line up cues for the PIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2988V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-385
- Engine
- Continental E185, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald L. Tohms
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1986
- Airport
- Avon Botsworth, runway 27, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 827 total · 396 in this make and model · 775 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 10 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.