# Accident 20031120037879A: Beech J35, Somerset, KY, November 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Somerset, KY
- Airport: Somerset- Pulaski Cty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0628° N, 84.6119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0628&lon=-84.6119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748CH-2009-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031120037879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SME ENROUTE TO LEX KY. FLIGHT PLAN FILED BUT NOT OPENED. UPON DEPARTURE WITNESS STATED ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 1 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE PULASKI SOMERSET KY AIRPORT. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ONE PILOT RATED PASSENGER AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 NYC04FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA036), Nov 20, 2003: Beech J35 (N748CH), Somerset, KY, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons. A factor was the impairment of the pilot in command due to an over-the-counter antihistamine.

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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