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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech E35 · Metter, GA · December 6, 2018

Date: December 6, 2018 · 12:45 local
Place: Metter, GA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3203C
Reported as: Beech E35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total25 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N3203CRegistration cancelled May 7, 2022 · Beech E35S/N D-3876 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech E35 Engine modelContinental E225 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 departed kmhp Metter municipal airport after refelling. Pilot climbed out at 800' and continued to climb to 2800' where engine began coughing and then stopped. Pilot claims to have checked fuel pressure to ensure it was still on and pumped the throttle to no avail. The pilot turned back to the airport and knew he would not make it and landed in a cotton field. There were no injuries or any damage to the aircraft. No further information could be produced at this time due to the recovery company that was moving the aircraft caused damage to the spar during disassembly. Further documentation on the engine stoppage will be addressed once the insurance company determines it acceptable to work the aircraft again. The aircraft is being stored at massey ranch airpark, X50, edgewater, FL.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KMHP METTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER REFELLING. PILOT CLIMBED OUT AT 800' AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 2800' WHERE ENGINE BEGAN COUGHING AND THEN STOPPED. PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE TO ENSURE IT WAS STILL ON AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND KNEW HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT AND LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PRODUCED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE RECOVERY COMPANY THAT WAS MOVING THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPAR DURING DISASSEMBLY. FURTHER DOCUMENTATION ON THE ENGINE STOPPAGE WILL BE ADDRESSED ONCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINES IT ACCEPTABLE TO WORK THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING STORED AT MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK, X50, EDGEWATER, FL.