# Accident 20200308001449A: Beech V35, Destin, FL, March 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4092° N, 86.4814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4092&lon=-86.4814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581U-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200308001449A

## Narrative

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

ON VISUAL APPROACH TO DTS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH INTO THE TREES BEHIND A PRIVATE HOME.  PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER EGRESSED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA122), Mar 8, 2020: Beech V35 (N581U), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N581U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160820014609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160820014609I), Aug 20, 2016: Beech V35 (N581U), Manhattan, KS, Minor damage. The aircraft was enroute from gld to mhk when the aircraft engine quit approximately 3 miles from the mhk airport. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field…

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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