# NTSB DFW07LA191: Beech B35, N118TT, Borger, TX, September 2, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 2, 2007, 13:58 local (18:58 UTC) - Place: Borger, TX - Coordinates: 35.685554, -101.375274 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6856&lon=-101.3753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO, TCM - NTSB case key (mKey): 66566 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07LA191 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66566/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA191 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power while on approach due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were a corroded carburetor fuel needle valve, inlet fuel screen and no suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Analysis The single engine airplane, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after a loss of engine power while on approach. The airplane came to rest in a nose down vertical position against a private residence carport. The flight departed on the 258 nautical mile VFR cross country flight approximately 1 hour and 53 minutes earlier and was landing at a planned overnight stop. An examination of the engine was performed and evidence of corrosion and rust contamination was found in the carburetor inlet fuel screen, and around the fuel needle valve and needle valve seat. ## Factual narrative On September 2, 2007 at 1358 central daylight time N118TT, a Beech Bonanza BE35, single engine airplane, was substantially damaged during a forced landing after a loss of engine power while on approach to Hutchinson, County Airport (KBGD) near Borger, Texas. The aircraft came to rest in a nose down vertical position against a private residence carport. The private pilot and his passenger sustained serious injuries. The pilot had to have emergency crews cut away a portion of the cockpit area to allow egress. The passenger was able to egress unassisted. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the visual flight rules (VFR) flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91. The flight departed Hicks Field, Fort Worth, Texas Field (T67) at approximately 1205 for the VFR flight to KBGD for an overnight stop. The airplane was recovered to a secure hanger for further examination. On September 4, 2007 a Federal Aviation Administration inspector conducted an examination of the airplane and conducted interviews with witnesses and the pilot. On September 14, 2007 an examination of engine was performed by the engine manufacturer under the supervision of the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge. There was evidence of corrosion and rust contamination found in the carburetor inlet fuel screen , and around the fuel needle valve and needle valve seat. The automated weather reporting facility at Hutchinson County airport (KGBD), approximately 3/4 nautical miles northwest from the accident site, reported an observation at 1351 as winds variable at 4 knots, 10 statue miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 31 degrees Celsius, dew point 11 degrees Celsius, and barometric pressure of 30.18 inches of Mercury. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - downwind - corroded (contributing factor) - fuel system,screen - corroded (contributing factor) - fuel system - blocked(partial) - fluid - starvation (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - object - wire,transmission - object - residence ## Aircraft - Registration: [N118TT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118TT-2018-01-10), registration cancelled 2018-01-10, S/N D-2602, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B35 - Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-2602 - Airframe hours: 1569 - Engines: Teledyne Continental E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 1, 2006 - Departed: T67, Fort Worth, TX - Destination: KBGD, Borger, TX - Airport: KBGD, Hutchinson County Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 422 total, 91 in this make and model, 360 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: KBGD, 1 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 20070902019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070902019449A), Sep 2, 2007: Beech B35, Borger, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On 9/20/2007, at approximately 1358 CDT, the pilot [privacy data omitted] experienced an engine failure in N118TT, a BE-35-B35 bonanza, manufactured in… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.