- Date
- November 25, 1983, 08:18 local (16:18 UTC)
- Place
- Ontario, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8337DBeech J-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831125058939A
- Case key
- 23912
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Analysis
The acft forced landed in a vineyard where the nose gear dug in and the acft nosed over. The flt stated that climbing through 5000 ft MSL the power went to idle and then to zero. All fuel tanks were filled prior to departure & the left main tank was selected for takeoff and never changed. Water was drained from the main tanks prior to departure. Examination of the acft disclosed no pre-impact failures or malfunctions of the aircraft. Wreckage examination showed no engine power was being developed at impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8337D
- Reported as
- Beech J-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5429
- Airframe hours
- 3,329
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifford James Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 11, 1983 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- L66 · Corona, CA
- Destination
- PO6 · Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport
- ONT · Ontario, runway 26, 10,001 × 150 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 28 in this make and model · 234 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ONT, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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