# Accident 20200907014279A: Beech G35, Canyon Lake, TX, September 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2020, 12:47 local time
- Place: Canyon Lake, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8708° N, 98.2601° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8708&lon=-98.2601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4636D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4636D-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,372 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200907014279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA380), Sep 7, 2020: Beech 35 (N4636D), Canyon Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.

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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