# Accident 20230521015719A: Beech V35, Rougemont, NC, May 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2023, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rougemont, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2271° N, 79.0312° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2271&lon=-79.0312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230521015719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT FAILURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. POWERLINE DIFFICULT TO SEE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES TO THE SIDE OF THE OPEN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY A 45-DEGREE ANGLE, RIGHT WING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT ERUPTED IN FIRE AND WAS MOSTLY DESTROYED. A POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE REMAINING AIRCRAFT PROVED TWO DAMAGED ENGINE CASES, ON THE TOP SIDE OF BOTH CASES IN THE AREA OF CYLINDERS 3 AND 4. THE RIGHT ENGINE CASE CONTAINED HOLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE LEFT CASE HOLE WAS VERY SIMILAR IN SIZE AND A CONNECTING ROD FOR NUMBER 3 CYLINDER WAS PROTRUDING. A POST-CRASH ENGINE DISASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY AT TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS FACILITY PROVED NON-CONTINENTAL APPROVED PUSH ROD TUBE SEALS WERE INSTALLED AND APPEARED TO BE DEFORMED. THE EXAMINATION RESULTS FROM CONTINENTAL STATED THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ENGINE OIL STARVATION.

## 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 ERA23FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA238), May 21, 2023: Beech V35 (N272S), Rougemont, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The source of the oil starvation could not be determined.

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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