Beech V35A accident near Augusta, Georgia, June 25, 1987
On June 25, 1987 at about 9:21 pm local time, a Beech V35A, registered N2334A, was destroyed in an accident near Augusta, Georgia (Daniel Field). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1987 · about 9:21 pm local time
- Place
- Augusta, Georgia · Daniel Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35A · all V35As on the register
- Registration
- N2334A · no longer on the register · serial D9041
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT CTCD APCH CTL FOR RADAR SVC & WX INFO. THE DESTN ARPT HAD HVY RAIN & THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, BUT THE PLT RPRTD HE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED & THE PLT BEGAN A VISUAL APCH. WITNESSES RPRTD THE VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 1/2 MI IN HVY RAIN. THEY SAW THE ACFT LAND LONG & 'A LITTLE FAST' & SAID IT SEEMED TO FISHTAIL & WAS NOT DECELERATING SUFFICIENTLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE ACFT HIT THE TOP RAIL OF A CHAIN LINK FENCE, THEN IT STRUCK SVRL TREES & CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND. BOTH MAIN TIRES HAD SIGNATURES OF REVERTED RUBBER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 20,998 hours in all; 142 in the last 90 days; 43 in the last 30 days; 20,800 as pilot in command; 2,753 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,244 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 8, 1986; 62 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Allgood Healthcard,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: PDK Atlanta GA at 8:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 3,877 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: overcast; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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