# NTSB investigations: Beech V35: Off-field or emergency landing

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 ERA23LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA361.md): Beech V35 · Rutledge, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 2, 2023 · N5431U · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of a retaining circlip in one of the No. 2 crankshaft cheek counterweights, which resulted in liberation of the counterweight.
- [NTSB ERA23FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA238.md): Beech V35 · Rougemont, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 21, 2023 · N272S · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The source of the oil starvation could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA122.md): Beech V35 · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 8, 2020 · N581U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN19FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA165.md): Beech V35 · Frankfort, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2019 · N1561Z · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN18LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA276.md): Beech V35 · Katy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2018 · N228Q · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to remove a paper towel from the engine during recent maintenance, which resulted in oil starvation, the failure of a connecting rod, and a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN17LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA286.md): Beech V35 · Walters, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N6257V · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s installation of an improper vacuum pump gasket, which resulted in oil starvation to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN16LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA115.md): Beech V35 · Seymour, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2016 · N2714T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper placement of the fuel selector handle between two tank positions, which resulted in a restricted fuel flow to the engine and the initial loss of engine power, and his improper decision to use the high-boost auxiliary fuel pump for an…
- [NTSB ERA14LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA052.md): Beech V35 · Trussville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2013 · N5655D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the No. 2 connecting rod due to oil starvation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA11IA521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11IA521.md): Beech V35 · New Haven, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2011 · N275BM · Minor damage
  > The in-flight fatigue failure of the engine’s crankshaft, which resulted in the separation of the forward portion of the crankshaft and the propeller.

## 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 ('1151538')
    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" = '440' 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/440/sequence?model=1151538

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