# Accident 20210902015239A: Beech A35, Morrilton, AR, September 2, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 2, 2021, 09:45 local time - Place: Morrilton, AR - Airport: Morrilton Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1362° N, 92.7135° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1362&lon=-92.7135&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8419A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8419A-2022-12-24) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A35 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student - Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 6 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA405) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210902015239A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON SEPTEMBER 02, 2021 ABOUT 9:45 CST, A BEECH A35 BONANZA; SERIAL # D-1854, REGISTERED AS N8419A SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A GROUP OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 9 AT MORRILTON AR (KBDQ). THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WAS A STUDENT PILOT. THE PASSENGER WAS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADA OKLAHOMA (KADH) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:10 AM AND WAS ENROUTE TO SEARCY ARKANSAS (KSRC) FOR A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND AT 8,500 FEET, PIC SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE AUXILIARY TANK. AFTER SEVEN OR EIGHT MINUTES, THE ENGINE STOPPED WITH A WIND-MILLING PROP. PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY RESTARTED AND STOPPED. ATC PROVIDED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT (KBDR) BUT AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT 1,000 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 9. ON SEPTEMBER 03, 2021, FAA IIC ARRIVED ON SITE AND DISCOVERED AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE ABOUT 10-15 FEET OFF THE GROUND WEDGED IN A LARGE TREE. AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WAS INTACT. AIRCRAFT HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL STREAKING FROM NOSE TO TAIL ON THE BELLY CONSISTING OF BOTH OLD AND NEW ENGINE OIL. OIL MARKING INDICATED OIL LOSS OCCURRED IN-FLIGHT (AND/OR AT HIGH SPEED). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRED POST IMPACT OR THAT OIL LOSS WAS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. IMPACT RUPTURED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE FUEL QUANTITY. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS ON THE LEFT TANK POSITION. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2021, TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE LITTLE ROCK FSDO TRAVELED TO DAWSON AIRCRAFT IN CLINTON ARKANSAS TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER 21360-D-1-8. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND REMOVED UPPER SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUGS APPEARED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CARBON BUILD-UP TYPICAL OF HIGH-TIME USE. OPERATED THROTTLE AND MIXTURE AND MOVEMENT WAS UNIMPEDED. HAND-ROTATED PROPELLER AND ENGINE TURNED SMOOTHLY WITH NO BINDING OR OBSTRUCTION. FELT EACH CYLINDER FOR COMPRESSION AND ALL CYLINDERS APPEARED TO PRODUCE PRESSURE. REMOVED ROCKER ARM COVERS AND ROCKER ARMS APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING AND APPEARED TO HAVE OIL SUPPLY. OIL STARVATION DOES NOT SEEM LIKELY. REMOVED FUEL FILTERS/SCREENS FROM CARBURETOR. FUEL LINES TO THE CARBURETOR CONTAINED ONLY DRIPS OF FUEL WITH NO FUEL IN THE FILTERS. FUEL FILTERS LOOKED OLD BUT WERE CLEAN AND DID NOT CONTAIN SEDIMENT/DEBRIS. IT APPEARED INADEQUATE FUEL WAS SUPPLIED TO THE CARBURETOR. AUX TANK FILLER NECK INTERNAL LOOKED EXTREMELY DIRTY AND CORRODED. SUMPED THE AUX TANK AND FUEL APPEARED BLUE IN COLOR, WITH MINIMAL DEBRIS, AND SLIGHTLY MILKY. DRAINED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND FUEL APPEARED BLUE IN COLOR, WITH MINIMAL DEBRIS, AND SLIGHTLY MILKY. COLLECTED FUEL FOR ANALYSIS IF NEEDED. REMOVED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BY CUTTING FUEL TANK SUPPLY LINES AND BOOST PUMP LINE. ALL FUEL LINES FROM TANKS TO THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE CONTAINED FUEL. FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO BOOST PUMP AND THE FUEL BOOST PUMP CONTAINED TRACE AMOUNT OF FUEL. FUEL LINES FROM ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP TO ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP LOOKED NORMAL. ALL FITTINGS LOOKED PROPERLY INSTALLED WITH NO CROSS-THREADING. B-NUTS WERE TIGHT, FLARES LOOKED UNDAMAGED, AND LINES WERE CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTION. ALL CHECK VALVES ON THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE LOOKED NORMAL. BENCH TESTED ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP AND PUMP OPERATED NORMALLY WITH OUTPUT PRESSURE. DISASSEMBLED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR CLOSER INSPECTION. ALL CHECK VALVES AND SPRINGS APPEARED NORMAL. ALL O-RINGS APPEARED NEW AND PROPERLY INSTALLED. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE APPEARS NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF FAULT. ## 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 CEN21LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA405), Sep 2, 2021: Beech A35 (N8419A), Morrilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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