# NTSB CHI82DA148: Beech C35, N8940A, Dillsboro, IN, May 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1982, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Dillsboro, IN
- Location: 39.0184° N, 85.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillsboro, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0184&lon=-85.0528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70482/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA148

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940A-2014-11-21), registration cancelled 2014-11-21, S/N D-2694, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D2694
- Airframe hours: 3666
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820501018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501018779A), May 1, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Dillsboro, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route, crash landed downwind in a rough field. Found dirt in fuel. Airplane not flown prior year.

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.

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