# Accident 20200527009239A: Beech 35-A33, Cambridge, OH, May 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2020, 15:45 local time
- Place: Cambridge, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0205° N, 81.5357° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0205&lon=-81.5357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123JB-2023-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 512 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200527009239A

## Narrative

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

N123JB, BE36, 4I3-HGR, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO CAMBRIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CDI), CAMBRIDGE, OH. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROX 2NM EAST OF CAMBRIDGE, OH.

THE PIC WAS IN CONSTANT RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. ATC TRANSCRIPTS SHOW THE PIC NOTED THERE WERE ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS AND NOISES. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT FIRST TO BARNESVILLE AIRPORT AND THEN TO CAMBRIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

WITNESSES TO THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT STATED THEY SAW 'BLUE MIST' COMING FROM AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD WHILE ENGINE WAS 'BACK-FIRING AND POPPING'. WITNESSES STATED ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.

RECORDS SHOW AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM RECENT MAINTENANCE AFTER A PREVIOUS GEAR-UP LANDING IN FEBRUARY. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE AN ENGINE TEARDOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER, CONTINENTAL, 145 AIR AGENCY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND REPAIRED PER WORK ORDER ES-9480 MAY 11, 2020. ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE ALSO MADE TO AIRCRAFT TO ENABLE IT TO BE FERRIED TO ANOTHER LOCATION FOR FINAL MAINTENANCE.

CONFIRMATION OF ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL AN ONSITE ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED BY NTSB AND FAA. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.

## 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 CEN20LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA197), May 27, 2020: Beech 35-A33 (N123JB), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fuel injection system leak at or near the No. 3 cylinder that resulted in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N123JB (2)

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

- [Incident 20200204002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204002849I), Feb 4, 2020: Beech 35-A33 (N123JB), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. On 02/04/2020 [privacy data omitted] a single engine land, instrument rated pilot, was flying on a private flight to kosu, was assigned to runway 27L by kosu…
- [Accident 19910418021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418021899A), Apr 18, 1991: Beech 35A33 (N123JB), Vernon Hills, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power en route on maintenance test flight. On precautionary landing struck a tree. Found water in fuel.

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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