# Accident 19960310003849A: Beech V35A, Clinton, LA, March 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1996, 23:40 local time
- Place: Clinton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8604° N, 91.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8604&lon=-91.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8323N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8323N-1996-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON APPROACH AND CRASHED. (-23) ON MARCH 9, 1996, APPROXIMATELY 2340 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME/ A BEECHCRAFT BE-35-V35A, N8323N WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR CLINTON, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN JACKSON, TENNESSEE. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT IS REFUSING TO ANSWER INQUIRIES INTO THIS ACCIDENT. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PASSENGER HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PASSENGER FURTHER REPORTED THE ENGINE DID NOT "SPUTTER" OR "COUGH" IT "JUST QUIT."

## 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 FTW96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA144), Mar 10, 1996: Beech V35A (N8323N), Clinton, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors were the dark night light condition and the worn spark plugs.

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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