# Accident 20230205021399A: Beech F35, Gladewater, TX, February 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Airport: Gladewater Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5288° N, 94.9718° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5288&lon=-94.9718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 117 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230205021399A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/05/2023, AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED AS A PRIVATE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM POSEY FIELD AIRPORT (1M4), HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA AND FLEW DIRECT TO GLADEWATER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (07F), GLADEWATER, TEXAS.  THE PILOT STATED TO THE DPS TROOPER AT THE SCENE HE HAD MISSED THE INITIAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT'S RUNWAY 32. HE STATED TO THE DPS TROOPER AT THE SCENE THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH AND WHEN HE APPLIED FULL POWER, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FAILED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO A POND THAT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32 AT 07F. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND INACCESSIBLE DUE TO IT BEING PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POND. THE AIRPLANE WAS OCCUPIED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THREE PASSENGERS. ON 03/01/2023, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE POND AND TRANSPORTED TO STORAGE AT LANCASTER, TEXAS. DURING RECOVERY THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CAME FREE FROM THE BODY. ON 04/20/2023, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE BUSINESS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS BEING STORED CONCERNING THE AIRCRAFT'S STATUS AND ANY POSSIBLE INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE. PERSONNEL WITH THE STORAGE COMPANY STATED THAT DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED SUBMERGED IN THE POND AND IT BEING UNPROTECTED AT THE SALVAGE YARD, IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR A GOOD INSPECTION TO BE DONE TO DETERMINE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES. THIS OFFICE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE NTSB FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANY POSSIBLE MECHANICAL ISSUES. NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING MECHANICAL ISSUES HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THIS OFFICE.

## 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 WPR23LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA104), Feb 5, 2023: Beech F35 (N123JV), Gladewater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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