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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · London, OH · September 18, 2019

Date: September 18, 2019 · 11:31 local
Place: London, OH
Airport: Madison County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5438U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA323
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N5438URegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2023 · Beech V35S/N D-8509 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Private pilot departed his personal airfield near piqua Ohio at approximately 1100Z enroute for kuyf (Madison County Airport, London Ohio). Video evidence provided by a motorist shows dash camera video of the aircraft entering an extended base leg for runway 9. Upon turning base to final the aircraft entered a stall spin condition and impacted terrain short of the runway. Pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED HIS PERSONAL AIRFIELD NEAR PIQUA OHIO AT APPROXIMATELY 1100Z ENROUTE FOR KUYF (MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT, LONDON OHIO). VIDEO EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY A MOTORIST SHOWS DASH CAMERA VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING AN EXTENDED BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 9. UPON TURNING BASE TO FINAL THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL SPIN CONDITION AND IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19FA323Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportLondon, OHThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering toward the final leg of the traffic pattern and facing the rising sun, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover.Sep 18, 2019 · Destroyed