Beech Bonanza/Debonair In-flight Structural Failure Events 1962-2007

 

Data from www.ntsb.gov

 

Please note that this list is raw, uninterpreted data only.  All information comes from the NTSB reports.  Because of time constraints no attempt has been made to interpret the data except to categorize each report by factors cited in the NTSB reports.  Further, no attempt has been made to compare these cause factors to similar incidents where the airplane crashed but did not break up in flight, or compare these models of airplanes to other models that have encountered similar conditions.  All comments are quoted directly from the NTSB reports, edited only for length. This record is for training purposes only with the hope patterns emerge that can help pilots of all types of airplanes avoid this, one of the most dreaded causes of aircraft accidents. 

 

 

Beech Bonanza/Debonair In-Flight Break-ups          
1962- 2007                                
Date Location Model T-storm/CU encounter VFR into IMC Partial panel Attempted aerobatics Airframe ice Non-convective turbulence Loss of control (IFR) Other/unknown NTSB ID NTSB comment      
2/22/1964 MT C35   1             Unknown OVERLOAD FAILURE      
3/1/1964 AL M35   1             Unknown SEPARATION IN FLIGHT    
8/1/1965 OH A35 1               CHI66A0013 OVERLOAD FAILURE      
8/5/1965 MS A35   1             MIA66A0018 OVERLOAD FAILURE      
8/31/1965 KS M35 1               MKC66A0014 SEPARATION IN FLIGHT    
9/10/1965 Can B35   1             CAN65C0036 STRUCTURAL FAILURE DUE AERODYNAMIC LOADS.
10/8/1965 WI 35   1             CHI66A0033 SEPARATION IN FLIGHT    
12/24/1965 VA D35   1             NYC66A0069 RUDDERVATOR FAILURE CAUSED BY AERODYNAMIC OVERLOADS
12/29/1965 UT C35   1             DEN66A0052 WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
4/19/1966 PA S35   1             NYC66A0119 WITNESS HEARD ACFT DIVE,EXPLODE;PARTS FALL OUT of OVERCST
7/22/1966 MN C35   1             MKC67A0005 MOVABLE TAIL SURFACFS NOT RECOVERED.
8/9/1966 AK V35   1             ANC67A0015 L.AND R.RUDDERVATORS AND L.WING SEP DUE TO OVERLOADS.
8/10/1966 IL H35 1               CHI67A0022 RUDDERVATORS FAILED DUE NEG.OVERLOAD.
8/25/1966 OR G35 1               SEA67A0017 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
9/11/1966 OR A35   1             SEA67A0022 RIGHT WING AND LEFT RUDDERVATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT
9/21/1966 IL F35   1             CHI67A0011 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS OVERLOAD FAILURE
11/5/1966 KY G35         1       CHI67A0060 BOTH WINGS AND EMPENNAGE SEPARATED.
11/7/1966 PA S35   1             NYC67A0077 L WING OUTBOARD LEFT/RIGHT RUDDERVATOR SEP 
12/31/1966 GA 35               1 MIA67A0069 WINGS SEPARATED IN FLT    
1/28/1967 CA B35         1       OAK67A0059 EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
2/11/1967 VT 35         1       NYC67A0113 OUTBOARD R WING FAILED POSITIVELY.TAIL ASSY SEPARATED 
3/12/1967 CA A35 1               OAK67A0067 SEPARATION IN FLIGHT    
4/14/1967 TX F35   1             FTW67A0102 LEFT WING FAILED.      
4/21/1967 SD 35   1             MKC67A0059 SEPARATION IN FLIGHT    
7/21/1967 NJ H35   1             NYC68A0013 GENL INFLITE DISINTEGRATION.  
8/3/1967 MO E35 1               MKC68A0009 INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL DISINTEGRATION.  
11/5/1967 NY A35   1             NYC68A0070 NON-INST RATED PLT. RT WING AND EMPENNAGE SEPARATED.
4/11/1968 WY V35 1