# Incident 20030525021149I: Beech K35, Willmar, MN, May 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2003, 10:15 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Willmar Municipal-John L Rice Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1170° N, 95.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLMAR MUNI/JOHN L RICE FLD (BDH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1170&lon=-95.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9528R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9528R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 99 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525021149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC FRANK BESCH WAS OPERATING A BE-35-K35, N9528R FROM BRD TO ILL. ON FINAL APPROACH INTO WILLMAR, MN (ILL) HE LOST ALL AIRCRAFT POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED 1/8 TO 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO PILOT. THE RIGHT AND AUX TANKS WERE NEARLY EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. MAINTENANCE INPSECTION INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT AND AUX FUEL VENTS WERE CLEAR. THE LEFT FUEL VENT SHOWED SOME BLOCKAGE. BLOCKAGE OF THE LEFT VENT INDICATES A POSSIBLE LEFT FUEL FLOW RESTRICTION CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LOSE POWER.

## Other reports on N9528R (1)

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

- [Accident 19850130001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130001429A), Jan 30, 1985: Beech K35 (N9528R), Andrews, NC, Substantial damage. Pulled aircraft off 4 inch snow too soon on soft field takeoff, settled back to runway and hit a snowbank.

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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