- Date
- August 17, 1987, 20:30 local (Aug 18, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Excelsior Spgs, MO
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3204VBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870817082779A
- Case key
- 34300
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the pilot declared an emergency over the radio stating that the eng was losing power and that she was attempting an emerg lndg at Excelsior springs arpt. The pilot stated that she initiated a go-around, after the rwy was assured, due to the incursion of another acft backtracking on the rwy, directly in her path. Other witnesses stated that the acft, either bounced off the rwy surface, or attempted a low pass at a slow airspeed. It then veered left from over the rwy, dragging the left wing tip over high vegetation; the acft then impacted the cultivated soil, cartwheel fashion. Evidence was found to suggest a powerplant failure due to oil starvation. The engine sump showed that the oil quick-drain fitting was locked in the open position. The eng had undergone an oil change just prior to the accident flight. An eng teardown at the manufacturer's facilities revealed that a catastrophic failure had occurred due to a lack of internal eng component lubrication.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3204V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-641
- Airframe hours
- 5,200
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen Ray Dickerson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1987 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- MO10 · Liberty, MO
- Airport
- 3EX · Excelsior Spring Mem., runway 19, 2,005 × 48 ft, dirt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 414 total · 158 in this make and model · 276 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 22 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.