# Accident 20031125035899A: Beech S35, Scappoose, OR, November 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2003, 06:55 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8189° N, 122.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8189&lon=-122.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10BX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10BX-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,264 total, 114 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031125035899A

## Narrative

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

(-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".

## 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 SEA04FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA022), Nov 25, 2003: Beech S35 (N10BX), Warren, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N10BX (1)

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

- [Incident 19900115006819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115006819I), Jan 15, 1990: Beech S35 (N10BX), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Made a gear up emergency landing in field. Throttle cable was broken.

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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