- Date
- January 5, 1987, 23:20 local (Jan 6, 1987, 04:20 UTC)
- Place
- Palm City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78BLBeech V-35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870105000119A
- Case key
- 31746
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Vfr flight into imc - attemptedCause
Visual lookout - not possibleCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Flt with inadqt en route/destn facilities - performedFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The acft was attempting to land on the southbound lane of a closed portion of interstate 95 & struck a large tree with the right wing, hit the ground, flipped over, came to rest inverted & was consumed by post crash fire. The police officers at the accident scene reported that approximately 15 bales of marajuana weighing aprx 459 pounds were found on the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78BL
- Reported as
- Beech V-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7979
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B/BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Albert G. Rogers
- Registered owner
- James L. Judkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 200 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 30 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.