What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 12, 2018, about 2005 central daylight time, a Beech 35-A33, N486T, collided with trees and terrain during a forced landing at Jacksonville, Alabama. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport pilot had minor injuries, and one passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to the pilot and was operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The flight originated at hartselle-morgan county regional airport (5M0), hartselle, Alabama about 1924 and was destined for falcon field (ffc), peachtree city, Georgia. An inspection performed by Continental found that the fuel inlet line fitting was noted to be loose and was able to be turned approximately 90 degrees to be tight; the vapor return, fuel pump outlet, and the mixture return line fittings were all tight. The vapor return fuel line displayed significant thermal damage signatures and the hose was completely destroyed. The fuel pump inlet fuel line displayed significant thermal damage and the majority of the fuel line had burned away. The fuel pump outlet and mixture return fuel line displayed significant thermal damage near the line fittings at the fuel pump. The exhaust system remained attached to the engine and displayed impact damage signatures.
The left side exhaust muffler/heat exchanger assembly displayed several cracks in multiple locations.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 12, 2018, ABOUT 2005 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 35-A33, N486T, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING AT JACKSONVILLE, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. NIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HARTSELLE-MORGAN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (5M0), HARTSELLE, ALABAMA ABOUT 1924 AND WAS DESTINED FOR FALCON FIELD (FFC), PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA. AN INSPECTION PERFORMED BY CONTINENTAL FOUND THAT THE FUEL INLET LINE FITTING WAS NOTED TO BE LOOSE AND WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO BE TIGHT; THE VAPOR RETURN, FUEL PUMP OUTLET, AND THE MIXTURE RETURN LINE FITTINGS WERE ALL TIGHT. THE VAPOR RETURN FUEL LINE DISPLAYED SIGNIFICANT THERMAL DAMAGE SIGNATURES AND THE HOSE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FUEL PUMP INLET FUEL LINE DISPLAYED SIGNIFICANT THERMAL DAMAGE AND THE MAJORITY OF THE FUEL LINE HAD BURNED AWAY. THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET AND MIXTURE RETURN FUEL LINE DISPLAYED SIGNIFICANT THERMAL DAMAGE NEAR THE LINE FITTINGS AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE AND DISPLAYED IMPACT DAMAGE SIGNATURES.
THE LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MUFFLER/HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY DISPLAYED SEVERAL CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.