Accident Beechcraft V-35 N78BL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373736
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 January 1987
Time:00:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft V-35
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N78BL
MSN: D-7979
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520-B/BA
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Palm City, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF A CLOSED PORTION OF INTERSTATE 95 & STRUCK A LARGE TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING, HIT THE GROUND, FLIPPED OVER, CAME TO REST INVERTED & WAS CONSUMED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE POLICE OFFICERS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15 BALES OF MARAJUANA WEIGHING APRX 459 POUNDS WERE FOUND ON THE ACFT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA87FA067
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA87FA067

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
5 January 1987 N78BL private 1 Palm City, FL w/o

Revision history:

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