# Accident 20170912019309A: Beech 35-A33, South Bend, IN, September 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2017, 12:35 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9386Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9386Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,670 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170912019309A

## Narrative

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

N9368Y, A 1960 BEECH N35 BONANZA, LOST POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9R AT THE SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9R. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PASSING CAR, DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE CAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN MADE GROUND CONTACT, SKIDDING INTO A DITCH, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. THE OCCUPANT OF THE CAR WAS UNINJURED. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER WAS INJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING, UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN BOTH OF ITS FUEL TANKS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND RELATED COMPONENTS IS PLANNED BY THE NTSB. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED IF ADDITIONAL, PERTINENT, INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9386Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20140701009259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140701009259I), Jul 1, 2014: Beech 35-A33 (N9386Y), Burlington, WA, Minor damage. 2Nd pilot was receiving training check out for insurance purposes from pilot #1. Pilot 2 had completed 2 touch & go landings on runway 29 at Skagit Regional…

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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