# Accident 19990919030609A: Beech J35, Webster, FL, September 19, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 19, 1999, 13:27 local time - Place: Webster, FL - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.3605° N, 82.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3605&lon=-82.1898&mi=10 - Aircraft: N648T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648T-2000-11-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH J35 - Reported engine: CONT IO470N - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 71 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA134) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919030609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1999, ABOUT 1327 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-35-J35, N648T, COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN BARTOW, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES DURING THE POST CRASH FIRE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, ABOUT 1315. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED COMING IN LOW FROM THE EAST. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE BANKED HARD TO THE SOUTH AND STRUCK SOME PINE TREES. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND AND BURNED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN, RIGHT AUXILIARY, AND RIGHT TIP TANK HAD BURNED DURING THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE LEFT AUXILIARY, AND LEFT TIP TANK ALSO BURNED, HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED AND CONTAINED 52 OUNCES OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FOUND POSITIONED ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS MOVED TO QUALITY AIRCRAFT SALVAGE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (.4)SEVERAL MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY EYEWITNESSES FLYING LOW FROM EAST OF SR 471. EYEWITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE BANKED HARD TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH PINE TREES. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT INTO A NOSED DOWN ATTITUDE, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN, RIGHT AUXILIARY AND RIGHT TIP TANK HAD BURNED DURING THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE LEFT AUXILIARY, AND LEFT TIP TANK ALSO BURNED, HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED AND CONTAINED 52 OUNCES OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FOUND POSITIONED ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK. THE EXACT AMOUNT OF FUEL ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT WHO ASSISTED IN THE RESCUE OF THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE INTENSE FIRE PREVENTED THE RESCUE OF THE PILOT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE. (-23)AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HIT TREES WHILE ATTEMPING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A TWO LANE ROAD NEAR WEBSTER FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IM PACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. A PRELIMINARY NTSB INVESTIGATION FOUND FUEL MISMANAGEMENT AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 ATL99FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA134), Sep 19, 1999: Beech BE-35-J35 (N648T), Bartow, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management that resulted in the complete loss of engine power. ## Other reports on N648T (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19980602011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011809A), Jun 2, 1998: Beech J35 (N648T), Metone, TX, Substantial damage. Acft engine sputtered and the pilot made an emerg landing on a service road tearing off the left wing and gear. - [Incident 19790622017159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622017159I), Jun 22, 1979: Beech J35 (N648T), Needles, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lowered the gear for landing, retracted it to change traffic pattern. Forgot to put it down again From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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