- Date
- May 1, 1982, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dillsboro, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8940ABeech C35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820501018779A
- Case key
- 70482
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft operated normally during taxi, run-up, takeoff, and climb to 3500 ft MSL. About 17 miles from the departureairport, the engine stopped running. During a forced landing in a dirt field, one of the main gear failed. The propellerseparated and the wings and fuselage were damaged. An examination of the engine revealed no preimpact defects. However, a quantity of sawdust-type material, sufficient to induce fuel blockage, was found in the auxiliary line. Origin of the substance could not be determined. The pilot stated that from takeoff to engine stoppage, the fuel selector had been positioned to the auxiliary fuel tank. The aircraft had not been flown in a 12-month period prior to being sold to the present owner/operator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8940A
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D2694
- Airframe hours
- 3,666
- Engine
- Continental E225, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ron Biddle
- Registered owner
- Ron Biddle
- Departed
- Covington, KY
- Destination
- Louisville, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,037 total · 10 in this make and model · 862 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.