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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Palm Coast, FL · January 4, 2013

Date: January 4, 2013 · 14:19 local
Place: Palm Coast, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N375B
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13FA105
Reported as: Beech H35
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total

N375BRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Beech H35S/N D-5121 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft enroute from kfpr to kdkx encountered a unknown vibration in flight from either the engine or propeller near ormond beach airport (komn) at 7200 feet. The pilot requested to land as soon as possible and ATC directed him to the flagler county airport kxfl. The aircraft on short final could not maintain altitude and crashed short of runway 29 after hitting a series of tall pine trees and crashing through the roof of the house located at privacy data omitted in Palm Coast Florida. All three people on -board the aircraft persihed in the post crash fire and there was a minor arm injury to the home owner.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM KFPR TO KDKX ENCOUNTERED A UNKNOWN VIBRATION IN FLIGHT FROM EITHER THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER NEAR ORMOND BEACH AIRPORT (KOMN) AT 7200 FEET. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ATC DIRECTED HIM TO THE FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT KXFL. THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 29 AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF TALL PINE TREES AND CRASHING THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN PALM COAST FLORIDA. ALL THREE PEOPLE ON -BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PERSIHED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE AND THERE WAS A MINOR ARM INJURY TO THE HOME OWNER.

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 ERA13FA105Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPalm Coast, FLA total loss of engine power after the failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to oil starvation, which resulted in a subsequent forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to clearly state that the aircraft had lost all power and the…Jan 4, 2013 · Destroyed