# Accident 19971217039069A: Beech C35BEECH, Evansville, IN, December 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1997, 14:54 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Skylane Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9690° N, 87.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9690&lon=-87.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N782D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782D-1999-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971217039069A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UND UNK CIRC. PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. EVANSVILLE, IN. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON A GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING) AND COULD NOT RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 1/4 MILE OFF END OF RUNWAY.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (.4) THE AIRPLANE HIT THE TOPS OF TREES LOCATED ABOUT 280 FEET FROM THE IMPACT SITE ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY BERM. THE DESCENT ANGLE MEASURED EIGHT DEGREES. THE LEFT WING HIT TWO SMALL TREES LOCATED 17 FEET IN FRONT OF THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR. THE AIRPLANE SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST 9 FEET FROM END OF THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR. NO PROPELLOR GROUND SCARS WERE FOUND. ONE PROPELLOR BLADE WAS UNDAMAGED. THE OTHER BLADE WAS UNDAMAGED EXCEPT IT HAD 4 INCHES OF CHORDWISE SCRATCHING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BLADE. THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE CONTINUITY. THE FUEL SYSTEM ON THE ENGINE HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE WAS AUTOGAS. A GREEN HOSE WAS FOUND CONNECTING THE FUEL LINE AT THE FIRE WALL TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL LINE WAS MARKED, 'GATES 6C5D FLEXLINE 5/16 INCH 1500 PSI MAX HYD WP MADE IN USA.' THE MANUFACTURER OF THE GFREEN HOSE REPORTED IT WAS A COMMON HOSE USED FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SUCH AS TRANSMISSION FLUID OR ANTO0FREEZE. THE MANUFACTURER REPORTED IT WAS A COMMON HOSE USED FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SUCH AS TRANSMISSION FLUID OR ANTI-FREEZE. THE MANUFACTURER REPORTED IT HAD NOT MADE AVIATION   HOSES FOR MANY YEARS. INSPECTION OF THE GREEN HOSE REVEALED THAT THE B NUT ATTACHED TO THE FIRE WALL WAS LOOSE. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRPLANE, ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC.

## 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 CHI98FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA068), Dec 17, 1997: Beech C35 (N782D), Evansville, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper maintenance by the use of a loose fitting unapproved fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

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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