- Date
- May 7, 1987, 21:00 local (May 8, 1987, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Terrell, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N1861WBeech V35-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870507079209A
- Case key
- 22245
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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.
Fire
Electrical system,electric wiring - burnedCause
Hydraulic system,line - failure,totalFactor
Fluid,hydraulic - leakFactor
Analysis
While attempting to start the aircraft the starter solenoid wiring caught fire. The heat from the fire caused an overstressed brake line to fall, allowing brake fluid to drain onto the lip of the nose gear door. The fire then burned through the floor of the cockpit destroying the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1861W
- Reported as
- Beech V35-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9479
- Airframe hours
- 1,337
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- B.R. Somerford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 1, 1986 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- TRL · Terrell, TX
- Airport
- TRL · Terrell Mun.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,603 total · 1,530 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.