- Date
- April 5, 1984, 08:48 local (14:48 UTC)
- Place
- Nocona, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8843ABeech B35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840405008659A
- Case key
- 21302
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Analysis
The plt was flying the acft after it had been parked for about 8 months. The eng had been cutting out due to water in the tanks, but he thought that problem had been corrected. While on final apch to land, the eng began missing & lost power. The plt turned on the boost pump, but this had no effect. During a forced landing, the acft collided with trees short of the rwy. The plt stated that there was no doubt that the eng lost power due to water in the fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8843A
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2498
- Airframe hours
- 1,997
- Engine
- Continental E-185-8, 196 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aviation Industries Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- F70 · Fort Worth, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31,500 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 27,400 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Observed at
- SPS, 50 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.