Beech H35 accident near Ozark, MO
On October 6, 1995, a Beech H35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ozark, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 6, 1995
- Place
- Ozark, MO
- Aircraft
- Beech H35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.010°N, 93.199°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04654
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 6, 1995, about 1330 central daylight time, a Beech H- 35, N625T, was destroyed during a forced landing near Ozark, Missouri. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated about 1130 in Tunica, Mississippi with a planned destination of Ozark, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was filed. A witness observed the airplane "flying very low to the ground." It "all of a sudden turned to the left, clipped the left wing on the ground and crashed nose first." WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The NTSB on-scene investigation began on October 7, 1995, about 0930. The wreckage was located in a field 278 degrees and .49 miles from the Air Park South Airport (2K2). The wreckage path was located on a heading of 158 degrees. The first item in the path was a ground scar containing red lens fragments. 32 feet further, the propeller was located in a shallow crater. Fragments of green lens were located 51 feet from the first ground scar. Cockpit items, including the door, attitude gyro, vertical velocity indicator, glove box, and trim wheel, were scattered up to the main wreckage which was located 94 feet from the initial ground scar on a heading of 220 degrees. The outboard portion left wing was located on the west edge of the main wreckage. The leading edges of the wings were compressed aft at an angle corresponding to a pitch attitude of about 135 degrees nose down. The right wing was compressed aft at a thirty degree angle from midspan ou
Probable cause
the pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
