- Date
- July 25, 1985, 22:40 local (Jul 26, 1985, 03:40 UTC)
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N687BBeech J35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850725033709A
- Case key
- 12856
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt's windscreen became covered with oil shortly after takeoff. The plt returned to the arpt attempting to set up a pattern for landing. The acft was observed in a descent and turn to final apch. The acft collided with the ground in a descending left turn. The accident occurred at night.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N687B
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D 5450
- Airframe hours
- 2,555
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John N. Renaker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1984 · 31 hours before
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,486 total · 177 in this make and model · 1,205 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 12 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.