20040701021029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech K35 · Morgantown, WV · July 1, 2004

Date
July 1, 2004 · 15:02 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Airport
Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5345E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA151
Reported as
Beech K35
Reported engine
Continental IO470C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N5345E, a BE-35 aircraft, crashed into a wooded area one mile south of runway 18 after departure from Morgantown municipal airport (mgw). Engine failed due to fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N5345E, A BE-35 AIRCRAFT, CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA ONE MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 18 AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MORGANTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MGW). ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.