What happened
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On March 6, 2021, at 1340 CDT, a Beechcraft 35, N3394V, s/n D-869, privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted, while on a personal flight was involved in an accident. The flight originated at chambers county airport (T00), anahuac, TX, 77514, enroute to airpark east airport (1F7), sh 205 heath TX, 75032. While enroute at 1800 feet MSL, and approximately 97 miles from destination, the engine lost power and the pilot, privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted. 75160, decided to make an emergency landing in an open field which was located at privacy data omitted. Latitude N31.49 27.27 and longitude w 095 40 37.97. The aircraft crossed and contacted the tops of a tree line and made contact with the ground at the base of the trees, at a heading of 200 degrees. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot sustained serious injuries and was transported by ground, to the hospital in tyler TX. The passenger (pilot) was air lifted, with serious injuries, to the hospital in tyler, TX and later passed away. The pilot holds a private, airplane single engine land rating. The passenger (pilot) (deceased) held private airplane single engine land, instrument, flight instructor rating. The flight originated at chambers county airport (T00), anahuac, TX, 77514, March 6, 2021, at 0900 CDT
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 6, 2021, AT 1340 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT 35, N3394V, S/N D-869, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHAMBERS COUNTY AIRPORT (T00), ANAHUAC, TX, 77514, ENROUTE TO AIRPARK EAST AIRPORT (1F7), SH 205 HEATH TX, 75032. WHILE ENROUTE AT 1800 FEET MSL, AND APPROXIMATELY 97 MILES FROM DESTINATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 75160, DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD WHICH WAS LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. LATITUDE N31.49 27.27 AND LONGITUDE W 095 40 37.97. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AND CONTACTED THE TOPS OF A TREE LINE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AT THE BASE OF THE TREES, AT A HEADING OF 200 DEGREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND, TO THE HOSPITAL IN TYLER TX. THE PASSENGER (PILOT) WAS AIR LIFTED, WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, TO THE HOSPITAL IN TYLER, TX AND LATER PASSED AWAY. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING. THE PASSENGER (PILOT) (DECEASED) HELD PRIVATE AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHAMBERS COUNTY AIRPORT (T00), ANAHUAC, TX, 77514, MARCH 6, 2021, AT 0900 CDT
NTSB investigation
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