20250904016959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech K35 · Cambridge, MN · September 4, 2025

Date
September 4, 2025 · 11:07 local
Place
Cambridge, MN
Airport
Cambridge Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6021E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25FA364
Reported as
Beech K35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,110 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot departed their home airport with the intention of conducting currency and proficiency landings. The aircraft was located approximately 2000' north of the end of the runway. The propeller showed no indication of rotation at impact. The left wing was destroyed and the fuselage was bent toward the left wing. An engine exam showed all parts intact related to engine function. There was a lack of fuel within the engine. The fuel selector was on aux tanks. Adsb data recording stopped 2.3MI south of the airfield. Security camera footage showed the airplane rotate for take off and just past the airport barrier, enter a turn to the left developing into what appears to be a spin before impacting the ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED THEIR HOME AIRPORT WITH THE INTENTION OF CONDUCTING CURRENCY AND PROFICIENCY LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2000' NORTH OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO INDICATION OF ROTATION AT IMPACT. THE LEFT WING WAS DESTROYED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BENT TOWARD THE LEFT WING. AN ENGINE EXAM SHOWED ALL PARTS INTACT RELATED TO ENGINE FUNCTION. THERE WAS A LACK OF FUEL WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON AUX TANKS. ADSB DATA RECORDING STOPPED 2.3MI SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD. SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWED THE AIRPLANE ROTATE FOR TAKE OFF AND JUST PAST THE AIRPORT BARRIER, ENTER A TURN TO THE LEFT DEVELOPING INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SPIN BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.