# Accident 20030414009639A: Beech V35B, Ft Worth, TX, April 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2003, 07:40 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9875° N, 97.3186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9875&lon=-97.3186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N390BC-2014-11-13) (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 IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,921 total, 320 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030414009639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2003, AT 0740 CDT, A BEECH V35B, N390BC, REGISTERED TO AIRLINE HOLDINGS COMPANY, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ALLIANCE AIRPORT, FORT WORTH TEXAS. THE ATP RATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0740 CDT AND WAS DESTINED FOR ENNIS TEXAS.

## 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 FTW03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA129), Apr 14, 2003: Beech V35B (N390BC), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to corrosion and contamination of the fuel system, and the partially blocked fuel lines and nozzles.

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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