# NTSB MIA89LA034: Beech V35B, N2255N, Brandon, FL, November 16, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 16, 1988, 08:41 local (13:41 UTC)
- Place: Brandon, FL
- Coordinates: 27.919801, -82.289909 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9198&lon=-82.2899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32359/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA034

## Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT DUE TO FOG AT HIS DESTN. WHILE EN ROUTE AT APRX 2000 FT MSL, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT SAID HE REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR & TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, BUT HIS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE LNDG ROLL, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN & WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE RGT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, BUT THE LEFT TANK STILL CONTAINED APRX 18 GAL OF FUEL. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. THE ENG WAS STARTED AFTER THE ACDNT & IT RAN NORMALLY TO 900 RPM, BUT WAS NOT OPERATED ABOVE THAT SPEED DUE TO A BENT PROP. MED CERT WAS DATED 5/19/86.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - initiated, pilot in command
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2255N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2255N), registered now, S/N D-9580, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: B-9580
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Roundtree Tire Sales, Inc.
- Registered owner: Roundtree Tire Sales, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: X1Z, DELRAY BEACH, FL
- Destination: TPF, TAMPA, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; student; medical: class 2, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 1,750 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TPA, 12 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 19881116050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116050759A), Nov 16, 1988: Beech V35B, Branden, FL, Substantial damage. Destination IFR. Vectored to alternate. Engine quit. Damage on force landing. Fuel selecter empty tank. Other fuel.

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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