20201106021792A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech M35 · Fredericksburg, TX · November 6, 2020

Date: November 6, 2020 · 16:40 local
Place: Fredericksburg, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N338Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21FA043
Reported as: Beech M35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N338ZRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Beech M35S/N D-6506 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While participating in formation flight practice the aircraft gear would not retract. Decision was made to return to airport. Lead aircraft did not maintain visual separation and struck this aircraft on the lower left just behind the propeller causing propeller separation in flight. PIC landed with substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PARTICIPATING IN FORMATION FLIGHT PRACTICE THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LEAD AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION AND STRUCK THIS AIRCRAFT ON THE LOWER LEFT JUST BEHIND THE PROPELLER CAUSING PROPELLER SEPARATION IN FLIGHT. PIC LANDED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CEN21FA043Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportFredericksburg, TXThe pilot of the J35’s failure to maintain clearance from the M35, which resulted in a midair collision and the J35 pilot’s subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.Nov 6, 2020 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N617QBeech J35Accident 20201106021952A · Destroyed · 1 fatal