# Accident 20030825025029A: Beech M35, Avon, IL, August 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2003, 17:45 local time
- Place: Avon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6610° N, 90.4296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6610&lon=-90.4296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711DU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711DU-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,265 total, 2 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030825025029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 1745 THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS RETURNING FROM ST. LOUIS TO GALESBURG. THE PIC WAS ABOUT 2000 FEET MSL AND 20 MILES SOUTH OF THE GBG AIRPORT WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS. SHE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT MAIN AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT AGAIN, THEN SHE SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, THEN THE BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED BACK OFF. A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON ITS BELLY, SUFFERING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGS COWL, ENGINE MOUNT FIREWALL AREA, PROPELLER AND AILERONS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CHI03LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA288), Aug 25, 2003: Beech M35 (N711DU), Avon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel managemant leading to fuel starvation during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain she encountered during the forced landing. A factor was her lack of total time in the…

## Other reports on N711DU (1)

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

- [Incident 20020319008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020319008939I), Mar 19, 2002: Beech M35 (N711DU), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Electrical failure: the landing gear did not extend fully. The pilot performed a go-around and used the manual gear extension. Both mains made ground…

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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