- Date
- September 1, 1987, 11:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- Hilton Head, SC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6591SBeech V-35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870901048909A
- Case key
- 7320
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
PIC said he had wx brief. Noted tstms ovr atlantic & fog at arpt. Stated he would hold ovr ocean until arpt clr. Acft track on radar was into area of tstms ovr ocean followed by mode c altitude deviations and loss of radar contact. Acft recovered from ocean. Examination showed downward bending of stabilizers and tension separation of bulkhead where stabilizers attach but no in-flight separation of airframe. Acft was modified with Beech stabilizer root reinforcement kit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6591S
- Reported as
- Beech V-35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9844
- Airframe hours
- 969
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thinel, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1987
- Departed
- X16 · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- CHS · Charleston, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV, 35 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.