Beech V35 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 21, 2026
There are 567 Beech V35 airframes on record (built 1965–1986), 425 currently registered. 31 have one or more NTSB accident records (31 records total, 10 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 21, 2026.
Recent Beech V35 accidents
A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of a retaining circlip in one of the No. 2 crankshaft cheek counterweights, which resulted in liberation of the counterweight.
A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The source of the oil starvation could not be determined.
A total loss of engine power for unknown reasons.
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative engine-driven vacuum pump.
The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart into night instrument meteorological conditions.
An uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain following an in-flight collision with seagulls.
Seizure of the hydraulic pump pulley bearing due to its improper installation by the manufacturer, leading to a failure of the hydraulic pump belt and the resultant partial loss of hydraulic assistance to the pedals.