# Accident 19990815024039A: Beech G35, Columbus, MS, August 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4996° N, 88.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4996&lon=-88.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4473D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4473D-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815024039A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) VFR TRAINING, ACFT HAD RECOVERED FROM A STALL, LOST POWER, FORCED LANDED IN CORNFIELD.  (.19) ON AUGUST 15, 1999, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH G35, N4473D, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING EIGHT MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF  TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED LOWNDES COUNTY AIRPORT IN COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1130. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED COLUMBUS AND FLEW TO AN UPPER AIR TRAINING AREA. THE PILOT REPORT THAT WHILE PRACTICING THE STALL SERIES, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A NEARBY CORN FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (.4)THE PILOT COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN TOPPED-OFF WITH AVIATION FUEL. DURING THE ENGINE RUN-UP, ALL SYSTEMS REPORTEDLY OPERATED NORMALLY, AND NO OBVIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORT THAT WHILE PRACTICING THE STALL SERIES, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN FULL ENGINE POWER, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A CORN FIELD. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE EXAMINATION ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT A LAWN MOWER BATTERY WAS INSTALLED IN THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER  SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE PURCHASE.

## 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 ATL99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA118), Aug 15, 1999: Beech G35 (N4473D), Columbus, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and unsuitable terrain to make a forced landing.

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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