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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35 · Bridgeport, TX · March 26, 2021

Date: March 26, 2021 · 15:27 local
Place: Bridgeport, TX
Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3953N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA167
Reported as: Beech 35
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3953NRegistration cancelled May 17, 2023 · Beech 35S/N D-1213 · Built 1947 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 29, 2021 at approximately 1546 central daylight time, Beechcraft bonanza 35 N3953N impacted the ground after clipping several trees short of runway 18. The airline transport pilot and his passenger were seriously injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was conducted under part 91 as a personal flight, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was on approach to Bridgeport Municipal Airport (xbp) on runway 18 at the time of the accident.

The pilot was on a biannual check ride at the time of the accident. He departed hicks airport and flew to xbp to top off fuel tanks. He was performing simulated engine out procedures at xbp at the time of the accident. At some point during this procedure the airplane stalled and crashed behind a residential home north of runway 18.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 29, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1546 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA 35 N3953N IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER CLIPPING SEVERAL TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO BRIDGEPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (XBP) ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT WAS ON A BIANNUAL CHECK RIDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE DEPARTED HICKS AIRPORT AND FLEW TO XBP TO TOP OFF FUEL TANKS. HE WAS PERFORMING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES AT XBP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AT SOME POINT DURING THIS PROCEDURE THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED BEHIND A RESIDENTIAL HOME NORTH OF RUNWAY 18.

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 CEN21LA167Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBridgeport, TXThe pilots’ failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a simulated power-off approach in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and loss of control.Mar 26, 2021 · Substantial damage