- Date
- October 27, 1992, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vancouver, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N8501ABeech A35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921027049149A
- Case key
- 42960
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Probable cause
Design stress limits of the aircraft were exceeded.
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.
Analysis
It was reported several months after the occurrence, that wrinkles in the skin were found near the empennage during a preflight check. Further inspection revealed that the aft bulkhead and stringers were damaged. The pilot reported that the airplane had been repainted, then underwent an annual inspection. The airplane had been flown approximately two hours after the annual inspection. Several days after the last flight, the pilot noted the wrinkles in the fuselage. A mechanic inspected the airplane and reported that the balance of both ruddervators was found to be within limits as specified in the Beech maintenance manual. The pilot does not recall any time in which the airplane was operated beyond the aircraft operating specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8501A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D1923
- Airframe hours
- 2,280
- Engine
- Continental 225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lambrecht, Joseph J.
- Registered owner
- Lambrecht, Joseph J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1992 · 2 hours before
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,578 total · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.