# Accident 19950424048549A: Beech 35BEECH, Mcghee, AR, April 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mcghee, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6197° N, 91.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6197&lon=-91.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2920B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2920B-1995-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950424048549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) THE PILOT CHANGED THE OIL PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, AND FAILED TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE OIL DRAIN VALVE. THERE WAS OILON THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE COWL FLAPS TO THE TAIL CONE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE OIL DRAIN WAS FOUND OPEN, THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE OIL RESERVIOR, AND NO RECORD MADE REFLECTING THE OIL CHANGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA180), Apr 24, 1995: Beech D35 (N2920B), Mcgehee, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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