- Date
- September 10, 1987, 20:54 local (Sep 11, 1987, 00:54 UTC)
- Place
- Apalachicola, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9008QBeech V-35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870910051069A
- Case key
- 31961
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The plt stated that while on final apch to st. georges arpt he lost power. On an attempt to go around collided with trees, flipped over & came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9008Q
- Reported as
- Beech V-35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9177
- Airframe hours
- 3,523
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B/BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jlc Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 5, 1987 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- F47 · St. Georges Island, runway 14, 3,600 × 65 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 710 total · 320 in this make and model · 710 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 65 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.