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(-23) Aircraft was on third approach for full stop to ane after completing 1 stop and go and 1 touch and go landing on runway 36 at ane. On final approach the engine quit. Aircraft lost altitude and crashed approximately one mile short of runway and was destroyed by post crash fire. All three pobs on board were removed prior to the aircraft being consumed by fire. The 2 pilots suffered serious injuries. (.19) on November 10, 2001, at 1620 central standard time, a Beech V35, N4890J, piloted by a commercial pilot was destroyed when following a loss of power, the airplane struck a tree and subsequently impacted the terrain 1 mile south of the Anoka county/Blaine airport (ane), mounds view, Minnesota. A post crash fire ensued. The airplane was operating in the left hand traffic pattern for runway 35 at ane. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and 1 passenger sustained serious injuries in the accident. A second passenger seated in the rear seat reported minor injuries. The local flight originated at ane. In his statement to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the passenger in the rear seat said that they had been operating in the traffic pattern approximately 20 to 30 minutes when the engine quit. The passenger said the propeller continued to windmill. They turned base to final. Then the airplane's right wing hit a large tree. The passenger said the airplane then went straight down. The passenger said he got out of the airplane through an emergency door. He noted that fire was on the ground all around the airplane. The passenger said he then got the pilot and the other passenger out of the airplane. The passenger said that when the airplane's engine quit, he noticed the right seat passenger reach over the pilot to get something. The passenger said the pilot tried to restart, it wouldn't start. A FAA inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane's main wreckage rested in a wooded area behind a residence and next to a garage. The airplane's right wing preceded the main wreckage by 75 feet. It was broken aft and charred by fire. The airplane's right main fuel tank was broken open charred melted and consumed by fire. The airplane's forward fuselage and cabin were melted and consumed by fire. The aft fuselage and empennage were intact and showed bends and buckling. The airplane's left wing was intact. The propeller showed nicks in the leading edges of the blades. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An initial examination of the engine and other airplane systems showed no anomalies. The airplane's engine was retained for further examination.