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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Canyon Lake, TX · September 7, 2020

Date: September 7, 2020 · 12:47 local
Place: Canyon Lake, TX
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4636D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA380
Reported as: Beech G35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,372 total

N4636DRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2022 · Beech G35S/N D-4801 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech G35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft bearing registration number N4636D was traveling from fort stockton Texas to Canyon Lake Texas with one pilot and two passengers. As the aircraft approached the Canyon Lake airport, the pilot called and was cleared for a visual approach and canceled IFR. The pilot moved the fuel lever from the right to the left tank. Shortly afterwards, the engine started stuttering. Pilot tried to regain power to engine while looking for a place to land. During landing attempt, the right wing hit a tree, the aircraft spun around and impacted the ground and came to a stop approximately 30 yards away at 12:47PM. There was no post crash fire. The aircraft substained substancial damage to the fuselage, the engine compartment, the tail section, the wings and flight controls. Both adults were wearing seat belts with shoulder restraints and the toddler was strapped into a car seat in the back right seat. The child had minor injuries. Both adults were airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N4636D WAS TRAVELING FROM FORT STOCKTON TEXAS TO CANYON LAKE TEXAS WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE CANYON LAKE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CALLED AND WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH AND CANCELED IFR. THE PILOT MOVED THE FUEL LEVER FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT TANK. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE STARTED STUTTERING. PILOT TRIED TO REGAIN POWER TO ENGINE WHILE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. DURING LANDING ATTEMPT, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS AWAY AT 12:47PM. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE TAIL SECTION, THE WINGS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS. BOTH ADULTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS WITH SHOULDER RESTRAINTS AND THE TODDLER WAS STRAPPED INTO A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK RIGHT SEAT. THE CHILD HAD MINOR INJURIES. BOTH ADULTS WERE AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

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 CEN20LA380Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCanyon Lake, TXThe total loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.Sep 7, 2020 · Substantial damage