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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Trussville, AL · November 28, 2013

Date: November 28, 2013 · 10:00 local
Place: Trussville, AL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5655D
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA052
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO-550
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total3,000 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N5655DRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2016 · Beech V35S/N D-8406 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was enroute from (orf) to (bhm) with 3 passengers on board during decent passing through 5000FT the aircrafts engine made a loud pop, oil appeared on lower windscreen with decreasing horsepower. Pilot could not make (bhm) airport and elected to perform emergency landing in nearby open field. Pilot landed aircraft in field but could not stop before entering treeline at edge of field. Aircraft came to stop after impact with trees. Pilot and 3 passengers exited aircraft with no injuries.

Examination of the aircraft engine at scene revealed a 5 in hole in the top engine case above the number 2 connecting rod.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM (ORF) TO (BHM) WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD DURING DECENT PASSING THROUGH 5000FT THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE MADE A LOUD POP, OIL APPEARED ON LOWER WINDSCREEN WITH DECREASING HORSEPOWER. PILOT COULD NOT MAKE (BHM) AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING IN NEARBY OPEN FIELD. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD BUT COULD NOT STOP BEFORE ENTERING TREELINE AT EDGE OF FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP AFTER IMPACT WITH TREES. PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AT SCENE REVEALED A 5 IN HOLE IN THE TOP ENGINE CASE ABOVE THE NUMBER 2 CONNECTING ROD.

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 ERA14LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTrussville, ALThe failure of the No. 2 connecting rod due to oil starvation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Nov 28, 2013 · Substantial damage