NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX87LA246
Registry · N111MS
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH V35
Year of manufacture
1966 · 21 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19851024
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0310E
Registrant of record
MID AMERICA SPRAYERS INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED EXTENSIVE DETONATION DAMAGE IN CYLINDERS 3, 4, AND 6. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN WHICH REVEALED A NOTICABLE QUANTITY OF RESIDUE PARTICLES CONTAINING SILICON, IRON, AND ALUMINUM. THE SAMPLE MET THE MINIMUM ASTM STANDARDS FOR 100LL FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_LAX87LA246.txt.
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