# NTSB investigations: Beech V35B: Loss of engine power (total)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA103.md): Beech V35B · Charlottesville, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jan 25, 2025 · N2UZ · Destroyed
  > On January 25, 2025, about 1235 eastern standard time, a Beech V35B, N2UZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Charlottesville, Virginia. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB CEN16CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA364.md): Beech V35B · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2016 · N23583 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately manage the available fuel supply, resulting in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate preflight by the pilot and flight instructor, and the flight instructor's…
- [NTSB CEN15FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA316.md): Beech V35B · Colbert, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2015 · N252G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's failure to select an appropriate location for a forced landing,…
- [NTSB ERA15LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA092.md): Beech V35B · Long View, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 2015 · N246JT · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the lower rear crankshaft counterweight snap rings by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the counterweight and a subsequent total loss of engine power during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA12LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA500.md): Beech V35B · Effingham, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2012 · N11JK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to avoid an encounter with known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight upset, temporary loss of control, and loading of the airframe, engine, and propeller that led to the in-flight separation of the propeller and the…
- [NTSB WPR12LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA188.md): Hawker Beech V35B · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2012 · N2841W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR10LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA408.md): Beech V35B · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2010 · N67311 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during descent due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to ensure that the fuel cap was secured during the preflight inspection.
- [NTSB CEN09FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA462.md): Beech V35 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2009 · N9112S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to operate an airplane with known deficiencies, and the loss of engine power during climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR09LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA208.md): Beech V35B · Groveland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 2009 · N8124R · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC08FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA242.md): Beech V35B · Lancaster, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2008 · N9438Q · Substantial damage
  > A complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151548')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '341' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence?model=1151548

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