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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Defuniak Sprin, FL · July 3, 2005

Date: July 3, 2005 · 12:11 local
Place: Defuniak Sprin, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2056W
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05FA130
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total109 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2056WRegistration cancelled Nov 3, 2006 · Beech V35S/N D-8040 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed houston, pareland regional airport (lvj) at 08:42 CST enroute to panama city (pfn) on a IFR flight plan with 4.5 hrs of fuel, pilot and one pax onboard. At approximately 12:00 CST aircraft developed engine problems, pilot contacted eglin afb, and was attempting to reach de funiak springs airport (54J). Aircraft crashed 3.84 tach hrs into flight at approximately 08:11CST in a swampy area three miles east, north east of the airport. Aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOUSTON, PARELAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (LVJ) AT 08:42 CST ENROUTE TO PANAMA CITY (PFN) ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH 4.5 HRS OF FUEL, PILOT AND ONE PAX ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 CST AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS, PILOT CONTACTED EGLIN AFB, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH DE FUNIAK SPRINGS AIRPORT (54J). AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3.84 TACH HRS INTO FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 08:11CST IN A SWAMPY AREA THREE MILES EAST, NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

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 MIA05FA130Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDe Funiak Sprgs, FLThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent and an in-flight collision with tress and terrain.Jul 3, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2056W · 1

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

Incident 19831014065629IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mccook, NERetracted the landing gear on the rollout instead of the flaps.Oct 14, 1983 · Minor damage