NTSB investigations: Beech V35

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech V35, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19872026
NTSB investigations: Beech V35 per year, 1987–2026: 9 cases
19871
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151538')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA05FA130Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · De Funiak Sprgs, FLThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent and an in-flight collision with tress and terrain.Jul 3, 2005 · N2056W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW02LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · Del Rio, TXThe loss of engine power due to the low-pressure pump separating internally. Contributing factors were the deterioration of the fuel pump and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Sep 21, 2002 · N9486S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · San Jose, CAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing into a residential area.Feb 23, 2002 · N131Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI02LA027Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · Mounds View, MNFuel starvation caused by the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel tank fuel selector while in the traffic pattern, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot not complying with the…Nov 10, 2001 · N4890J · DestroyedNTSB CHI00LA079Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-35V · Bloomington, INthe improper major overhaul of the engine by company maintenance personnel. The tree was a contributing factor.Feb 27, 2000 · N6FN · DestroyedNTSB CHI00LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · Schaumburg, ILinadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and fuel consumption calculations not being preformed by the pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the rocks/boulders, and the high vegetation.Feb 10, 2000 · N9582Q · DestroyedNTSB LAX91LA330Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V-35 · Minden, NVThe pilot's failure to properly adjust the mixture setting prior to landing to ensure the continued operation of the engine.Jul 27, 1991 · N2037W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Sayre, OKThe pilot said that shortly after takeoff, at 200 feet AGL, the engine quit. He tried to land on the remaining runway but the airplane went off left side, then through a ditch. No problems could be found to cause the loss of engine power. The engine was later…Jul 22, 1988 · N771RB · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87FA133Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech V35-TC · Mount Vernon, ILThe acft was on a test flt after a top-overhaul had just been completed. Mechanics rprtd that before the flt, the eng had been properly rigged & operated normally drg run-up. Drg initial climb after takeoff, witnesses said the eng lost power. The plt…Mar 28, 1987 · N2820S · Destroyed