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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech P35 · Ponca City, OK · March 1, 2007

Date: March 1, 2007 · 07:57 local
Place: Ponca City, OK
Airport: Ponca City Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1554Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07LA080
Reported as: Beech P35
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 510 total250 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N1554ZRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2008 · Beech P35S/N D-6864 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech P35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On short final to runway 35 at Ponca City, Oklahoma, the aircraft lost engine power. Pilot was unable to successfully glide to the runway striking a passing vehicle on road perpendicular to the runway. No abnormalities were noted with the aircraft systems. Fuel was present in the tanks. Further inspection of the engine is pending by the manufacturer under the supervision of the NTSB and/or FAA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 35 AT PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY STRIKING A PASSING VEHICLE ON ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE TANKS. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IS PENDING BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NTSB AND/OR FAA.

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 DFW07LA080Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPonca City, OKThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Mar 1, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1554Z · 1

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

Incident 20051125027609IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oklahoma City, OK(-23) On November 25, 2005, at approximately 5:35 p.m., CST, a Beechcraft BE-35, received minor damage as a result of a landing gear collapse during landing rollout on runway 17L at the Wiley Post Airport, bethany, OK. The piolot and passenger were not…Nov 25, 2005 · Minor damage