NTSB MKC87LA052 — 1987-02-18 · BUTLER, Missouri, United States

Current FAA registration · N8827M

Make / Model: BEECH S35
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19640213
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AC289C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8827M Beech B-35 None

Factual narrative

THE PIC FLEW A TRAFFIC PATTERN THAT PLACED HIM LANDING LONG TO THE RWY AT BUTLER, MO. THE PIC PERCEIVED AN ENG FAILURE PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AND ACTIVATED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. THE PIC RPTD THE ENG FAULTERED AND QUIT. THE PIC WAS THEN FORCED TO LAND THE ACFT OFF AIRPORT. THE ENG IDLE SETTING WAS DETERMINED TO BE SET TOO LOW. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MKC87LA052.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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