# Accident 20080708843959A: Beech V35B, Lancaster, PA, July 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2008, 15:06 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1269° N, 76.2811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1269&lon=-76.2811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9438Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9438Q-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,537 total, 1,068 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080708843959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PITTSOWN, NJ (N40) APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS, DURING APPROACH TO RWY 26 AT LANCASTER, PA (LNS) APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM RUNWAY, PILOT (PIC) REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO MAINTAIN VASI GLIDEPATH.  AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY ACQUIRED GLIDEPATH AND DESCENDED SLIGHTLY BELOW.  PIC ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER, TO REGAIN GLIDEPATH, ENGINE DID NO RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT.  PIC CONCLUDED GROUND IMPACT WAS IMMINENT, HE MADE EMERGENCY CALL TO LNS ATCT AND ATTEMPTED TO RAISE LANDING GEAR.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE FROM RWY 26 THRESHOLD, IN A CORNFIELD.  PILOT RECEIVED MINOR HEAD CONTUSION DURING EVENT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.  THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURES.  PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE REVEALED NO SPECIFIC CAUSAL FACTOR FOR LACK OF ENGINE RESPONSE.

## 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 NYC08FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA242), Jul 8, 2008: Beech V35B (N9438Q), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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