# Accident 20190126011509A: Beech S35, Lexington, KY, January 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2019, 15:46 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Lexington Bluegrass Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0539° N, 84.5739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0539&lon=-84.5739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6136V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,753 total, 700 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190126011509A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 26, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE  AIRCRAFT SHOWED ON ADS-B AT 12:16 EASTERN TIME AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1200?. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED SHOWING ON ADS-B AT 15:39 EASTERN TIME AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2100?. THE TOTAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOWING ON ADS-B WAS 3 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES.  ACCORDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AIRPORT RUNWAY 22.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA 1.24 NM FROM RUNWAY 22, AT LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AIRPORT IN CALUMET FARM. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE TAIL TOWARD THE WEST.  BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER, LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE AT THE FIREWALL, AFT FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL, BOTH WINGS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND FROM IMPACT WITH THREE FENCES AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION DUE TO CONTACT WITH TERRAIN AND A FENCE POST JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ERA19LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA083), Jan 26, 2019: Beech 35 (N6136V), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper slip maneuver on final approach, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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