# NTSB CHI93LA360: Beech 35, N650V, Marshfield, MO, September 11, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 11, 1993, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Marshfield, MO
- Coordinates: 37.329174, -92.909622 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3292&lon=-92.9096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA360
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9312/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA360

## Probable cause

fuel exhaustion due to the failure of the fuel tank selector valve handle which prohibited the pilot from switching to a tank containing fuel.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - fluid,fuel - starvation
  - fuel system,selector/valve - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - vehicle

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN, AND HAD AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS.  THE PILOT MADE AN INTERMEDIATE STOP IN QUINCY, ILLINOIS, AND TOPPED OFF BOTH FUEL TANKS.  EN ROUTE FROM QUINCY TO TEXARKANA, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT FUEL TANKS, AND THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR HANDLE BROKE OFF.  THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR MARSHFIELD, MISSOURI.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A PARKED SNOW PLOW DURING LANDING ROLL.

## Factual narrative

On September 11, 1993, at 1430 central daylight time, a Beech BE-35, N650V, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a parked snow plow during a forced landing near Marshfield, Missouri.  The airplane had experienced a total loss of engine power in cruise flight.  The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured.  The personal flight originated at Quincy, Illinois, at 1240.  No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported the fuel selector handle had broken off and the valve could not be moved to another tank.  The selector was positioned to the right tank which was empty.  The left tank was full.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N650V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650V-1996-12-05), registration cancelled 1996-12-05, S/N D6306 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-6306
- Airframe hours: 4553
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-C reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jimmy T. Townsend
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 2, 1993, 47 hours before
- Departed: UIN, QUINCY, IL
- Destination: TXK, TEXARKANA, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 68; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,897 total, 15 in this make and model, 1,638 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF, 25 nm away

## 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 19930911033799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911033799A), Sep 11, 1993: Beech M35, Marshfield, MO, Substantial damage. Lost power. Collided with parked snow plow on forced landing. Fuel selector broke. Unable switch. Sb not complied.

## Other investigations on N650V (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI69D0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0023), Jun 17, 1968: Beech M35 (N650V), Brazil, IN, substantial damage

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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