# Accident 20200704022029A: Beech F35, Ravenna, TX, July 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2020, 21:30 local time
- Place: Ravenna, TX
- Airport: Sandy Creek Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6723° N, 96.2416° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6723&lon=-96.2416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4219B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4219B-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200704022029A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2020, AT 2130 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT F-35, N4219B, S/N D-4180, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT STAN STAMPER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHHW). HUGO, OK, ENROUTE TO NASSAU BAY AIRPORT, GRANBURY, TX, (0TX0).  WHILE ENROUTE AT 6500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE SANDY CREEK RANCH PRIVATE AIRPORT (TX47), 970 CR 1115, RAVENNA, TX.  THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A TREE LINE WHICH EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET IN HEIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 630 FEET FROM THE TREE LINE, THE LANDING GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CROP FIELD, CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 77 FEET WHERE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LARGE STACK OF HAY BALES.  THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HAY BALES, SPUN AROUND, TRAVELED ANOTHER 79 FEET, AND CAME REST FACING 150 DEGREES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT?S HEAD HIT THE DASHBOARD CAUSING A BROKEN NOSE, GASHES AND A BROKEN TOOTH.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, SINGLE ENGINE LAND, MULTI-ENGINE LAND, AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT STAN STAMPER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHHW) ON JULY 4, 2020 AT 1915 CDT.

## 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 CEN20LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA262), Jul 5, 2020: Beech F35 (N4219B), Ravenna, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Electrical and engine problems for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N4219B (1)

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

- [Incident 19860126008999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860126008999I), Jan 26, 1986: Beech F35 (N4219B), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Loud bang heard on takeoff. Gear appeared down but collapsed on landing. Rod end of nose gear retract tube broken.

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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