# Accident 20030126017619A: Beech V35B, Delaware City, DE, January 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2003, 17:15 local time
- Place: Delaware City, DE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5958° N, 75.5744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5958&lon=-75.5744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6432X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6432X-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030126017619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WINGS FIELD ON JANUARY 26, 2003 AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND LOSS OF POWER TO PHILADELPHIA APPROACH CONTROL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 EST, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON PEA PITCH ISLAND, IN THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR DELAWARE CITY, DE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AT THE SCENE NOTED AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CRANKCASE.

## 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 NYC03FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA043), Jan 26, 2003: Beech V35B (N6432X), Delaware City, DE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The mechanic's improper engine overhaul. A factor was the night condition.

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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