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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Scappoose, OR · November 25, 2003

Date: November 25, 2003 · 06:55 local
Place: Scappoose, OR
Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark A
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N10BX
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04FA022
Reported as: Beech S35
Reported engine: Continental IO520B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,264 total114 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N10BXRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Beech S35S/N D-7876 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech S35 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft experienced an in-flight breakup and uncontrolled descent following a departure from cruise flight. The airplane impacted terrain and was destroyed. The fuselage and engine were at the impact site and both wings and the tail section of the airplane were located approximately 1 mile northeast of where the fuselage and engine were found. Prior to the accident, while at approximately 13,000 feet, the pilot radioed to ARTCC and reported "lost suction gage" then reported "mayday".

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FOLLOWING A DEPARTURE FROM CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE WERE AT THE IMPACT SITE AND BOTH WINGS AND THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF WHERE THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE WERE FOUND. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WHILE AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 FEET, THE PILOT RADIOED TO ARTCC AND REPORTED "LOST SUCTION GAGE" THEN REPORTED "MAYDAY".

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 SEA04FA022Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportWarren, ORThe vacuum pump failure and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors contributing to the accident included the instrument meteorological weather conditions and the pilot's improper recovery from the descent.Nov 25, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N10BX · 1

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

Incident 19900115006819IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Melbourne, FLEngine lost power. Made a gear up emergency landing in field. Throttle cable was broken.Jan 15, 1990 · Minor damage