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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Rock Hill, SC · July 24, 2005

Date: July 24, 2005 · 11:03 local
Place: Rock Hill, SC
Airport: Rock Hill/York Co/Bryant Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9JQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA135
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total

N9JQRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Beech V35BS/N D-9273 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 24, 2005, at 1103 am local, N9JQ, a BE-V35B, bonanza, during an approach for landing to the Rock Hill, SC airport, kuza, crashed in a turn when making the final approach. Witnesses said the aircraft was flying at a low altitude. The engine started sputtering during the turn. The engine quit as it descended below the tree lines. The first responders found the airplane in a subdivision 1 mile sw of the Rock Hill, SC, kuza, airport. The airplane slid 153 feet, coming to rest at the corner of a recreation building in a subdivision. The airplane on landing was intact. All flight control services were intact. Airplane sustained crush damage throughout. The left front seat private pilot was fatally injured. The right front seat instructor pilot was seriously injured. The rear seat passenger expired enroute to a local medical facility. The weather was VFR at the time of the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2005, AT 1103 AM LOCAL, N9JQ, A BE-V35B, BONANZA, DURING AN APPROACH FOR LANDING TO THE ROCK HILL, SC AIRPORT, KUZA, CRASHED IN A TURN WHEN MAKING THE FINAL APPROACH. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING DURING THE TURN. THE ENGINE QUIT AS IT DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE LINES. THE FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND THE AIRPLANE IN A SUBDIVISION 1 MILE SW OF THE ROCK HILL, SC, KUZA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SLID 153 FEET, COMING TO REST AT THE CORNER OF A RECREATION BUILDING IN A SUBDIVISION. THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING WAS INTACT. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SERVICES WERE INTACT. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED CRUSH DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. THE LEFT FRONT SEAT PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER EXPIRED ENROUTE TO A LOCAL MEDICAL FACILITY. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING.

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 ATL05FA135Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRock Hill, SCThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply , which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.Jul 24, 2005 · Substantial damage