# Accident 19960807021069A: Beech V35B, La Porte, TX, August 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1996, 21:46 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6908° N, 95.1101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6908&lon=-95.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6054Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6054Q-1999-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807021069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, STRUCK POWER LINES, CRASHED AND BURNED. (.4)DURING AN EN ROUTE DESCENT AT NIGHT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER.  SUBSEQUENTLY, DIRING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED POWERLINES AND POLES, THEN IT CRASHED, AND A FIRE ERUPTED.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ENGINE 'NOISE WAS NOT HEARD.'  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ONE TANK SHOWING RUBBER PARTICLES IN THE FUEL EACH TIME HE DRAINED FUEL, BUT THE OTHER FUEL CELL (REPLACED IN JANUARY 1995) DID NOT BLEED RUBBER THROUGH THE SUMP.  THE POSTIMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE FUEL TANKS AND LINES.  THE MAIN FUEL SCREEN OF THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS CLEAR OF DEBRIS, AND FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP.  ONE PROPELLER BLADE HAD MARKS CONSISTENT WITH THE POWERLINE CABLE DIAMETER.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED BY TRACING THE AIRPLANE CONTROL CABLES.  MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY OPEN DISCREPANCY.  DURING A POSTACCIDENT ENGINE TEST RUN, THE ENGINE PERFORMED WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.                                                                                                                     (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW96LA335.

## 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 FTW96LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA335), Aug 7, 1996: Beech V35B (N6054Q), Deer Park, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and obstructions in the emergency landing area (transmission lines and poles).

## Other reports on N6054Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810305018879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305018879I), Mar 5, 1981: Beech V35 (N6054Q), Mineola, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Pilot stated gear was lowered on final but failed to check that it was down and locked.

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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