# Accident 20180826012359A: Beech 35-B33, Bowman, ND, August 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2018, 12:50 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Airport: Bowman Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1653° N, 103.3008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1653&lon=-103.3008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666WW-2020-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (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-B33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,597 total, 85 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180826012359A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND HIS FATHER FLEW TO BOWMAN, ND FOR CHURCH SERVICE FROM DICKENSON, ND, ON THE MORNING OF 8/26/18. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOPPED OFF THE MAIN TANKS IN BOWMAN PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR HOME IN DICKENSON.  HE STATED A RUNUP WAS PERFORMED AND NOTICED NO IRREGULARITIES. ON CLIMBOUT, AT APPROX 3-500 FT THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AND NOTICED NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE.  HE TRIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT BUT DECIDED TO LAND IN A PASTURE TO THE SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT WHICH RIPPED THE NOSE GEAR OFF AND PUSHED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR UP THRU THE WINGS.  AFTER TRAVELLING TO THE CRASH SITE THE NEXT DAY I BEGAN INSPECTING THE ENGINE FOR FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF POWER.  THE PROPELLER VERIFIED LITTLE OR NO POWER AT IMPACT.  FUEL INJECTOR LINES, FLOW DIVIDER, FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER, AND MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP LINES WERE REMOVED AND REVEALED NO PRESENCE OF FUEL.  THE INPUT LINE TO THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP WAS LEFT SEPARATED FOR FURTHER TESTING, WITH NO FUEL FEEDING TO THE PUMP.  THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS IN THE "OFF" POSITION WHEN I ARRIVED ON SCENE.  WITH THE INPUT LINE STILL SEPARATED THE SELECTOR WAS TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION AND FUEL FLOW TO THE PUMP WAS OBSERVED.  THE ELECTRIC STANDBY FUEL PUMP WAS TESTED AND APPEARED TO BE IN WORKING CONDITION.

## 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 CEN18LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA354), Aug 26, 2018: Beech 35 (N666WW), Bowman, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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