# Accident 20190426010919A: Beech E50, Sheldon, MO, April 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2019, 14:55 local time
- Place: Sheldon, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6661° N, 94.3022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6661&lon=-94.3022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E50 (registry code 1152524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GSO&IGSO-480
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,287 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426010919A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM 87K (EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO) TO PTS (PITTSBURGH, KS) WHEN AT CRUISE, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. SHORTLY AFTER, THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH ENGINES CONTINUED TO RUN BUT FAILED TO PRODUCE THRUST. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER AND ALTITUDE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, THE PROPELLERS AND THE ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 CEN19LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA127), Apr 26, 2019: Beech 50 (N29Y), Sheldon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power on both engines due to detonation for undetermined reasons.

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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