20030410005639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech K35 · Richmond, IN · April 10, 2003

Date: April 10, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place: Richmond, IN
Airport: Richmond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N614Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA101
Reported as: Beech K35
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,497 total

N614QRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2005 · Beech K35S/N D-5818 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBeech K35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft N614Q crashed in a field short of airport. Upon further inspection, the aircraft showed evidence of fuel depletion. Pilot reported loss of power. Aircraft was substantially damaged. Pilot sustained serious injuries. During interview, the pilot stated his current address is privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N614Q CRASHED IN A FIELD SHORT OF AIRPORT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF FUEL DEPLETION. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. DURING INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED HIS CURRENT ADDRESS IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRichmond, INThe pilot misjudged the fuel supply during the aircraft preflight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the wires.Apr 10, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N614Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19840520032239ILevel Off Touchdown · Gaithersburg, MDLanded gear up. Pilot beleived gear warning system was inoperative.May 20, 1984 · Minor damage