# Accident 20010609034029A: Beech B35, Springdale, AR, June 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2001, 09:59 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1794° N, 94.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1794&lon=-94.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2963V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2963V-2003-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609034029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2001, AT 09:59 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT BE-35-35, N2963V, DEPARTED SPRINGDALE (ARKANSAS) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SG), RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ATTAIN MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 150' OF ALTITUDE, MADE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 800' BEYOND THE POWER LINES. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 FTW01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA140), Jun 9, 2001: Beech BE-35 (N2963V), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason.

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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