- Date
- June 8, 1987, 17:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55KPBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870608019229A
- Case key
- 7446
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane encountered rough terrain and impacted trees during a forced landing attempt in a field. The plt reported that the engine had lost pwr at 8,500 ft MSL. Post-accident exam of the engine revealed that the #1 cyl barrel had cracked and separated near the cyl head. Metallurgical exam of the barrel revealed that it was not manufactured according to the mfr's specs. FAA AD 86-13-04 applied to this engine and cyl barrel, and had been complied with 41 hours prior to the cyl failure. The AD required recurring visual exam and pressure cks for cracks every 50 hours until 440-490 hrs total operating time (tt). The engine had been rebuilt by the mfr in feb 86, and had 214 hrs tt at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55KP
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9173
- Airframe hours
- 2,132
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA8B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Max E. Ausley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 14, 1987 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- W07 · Fredricksburg, VA
- Destination
- Dothan, AL
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 24 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.