Beech V35B accident near N Little Rock, Arkansas, April 25, 1987
On April 25, 1987 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Beech V35B, registered N1718W, was destroyed in an accident near N Little Rock, Arkansas (Municipal airport). It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- April 25, 1987 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- N Little Rock, Arkansas · Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · all V35Bs on the register
- Registration
- N1718W · no longer on the register · serial 09399
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS ON A SHORT FERRY FLT WHEN THE FUEL PRESSURE DECREASED AND COULD NOT BE RESTORED. DURING THE FINAL APCH OF THE FORCED LANDING ON A CITY STREET, THE ACFT STRUCK A GROUND WIRE AND FELL TO THE STREET. DUE TO THE INTENSE FIRE THAT FOLLOWED, THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 232 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 197 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,275 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 6, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: LIT Little Rock AR at 4:27 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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