- Date
- October 4, 1991, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Henryetta, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5944CBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911004044969A
- Case key
- 18394
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an unknown reason.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane experienced a total power loss for an undetermined reason, while in cruise flight. A diversion to a local field was initiated. The airplane touched down approximately 60 feet short of the runway with the gear in transit. It continued to travel approximately 525 feet, departing the runway, and striking a runway light before coming to rest. An engine had recently been installed in the airplane with no log entries being made by the maintenance facility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5944C
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-3305
- Engine
- Continental E-185-9, 196 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry K. Dotson
- Registered owner
- Jerry K. Dotson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OVN · Norman, OK
- Destination
- HAX · Hatbox, OK
- Airport
- F10 · Henryetta, runway 17, 2,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 30 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5944C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.