Beech V35B accident near El Reno, Oklahoma, August 5, 1987
On August 5, 1987 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Beech V35B, registered N9048Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near El Reno, Oklahoma (El Reno Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 5, 1987 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- El Reno, Oklahoma · El Reno Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · all V35Bs on the register
- Registration
- N9048Q · registry record · serial D9189
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND BEGAN PORPOISING DOWN THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, FOLLOWING THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE RT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND THE ACFT VEERED LEFT INTO A FENCE. AFTER STRIKING THE FENCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT DUG INTO SOFT PLOWED DIRT AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND SKIDDED TO A STOP INVERTED. THE RT FRONT SEAT PAX WAS NOT A RATED PILOT.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 186 hours in all; 137 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,847 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 27, 1987; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO 520 BA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PWA Oklahoma City OK at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 4,200 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:52 pm from OKC, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW87LA189.