Beech 35-33 accident near Chesterfield, MO
On December 31, 1997, a Beech 35-33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, MO. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 31, 1997
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.649°N, 90.531°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09288
NTSB summary
On December 31, 1997, at 1419 central standard time (cst), a Beech 35-33, N627V, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain during a forced landing on the median of Interstate 64 in Chesterfield, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was on approach to land at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport, when the power loss occurred. The flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot, pilot-rated passenger, and other passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The local flight departed Macon, Missouri, at 1330 cst. Several witnesses on the ground verified that the airplane was heading westbound in a shallow descent. One witness said that the engine was not running, and the airplane was descending in steps. The witness said the airplane turned so that its wings were straight up and down. The airplane then rolled so that the wings were no longer sideways, but the right wing was lower. The airplane then struck in the median. Another witness recalled seeing the airplane in a right bank and then it made a very abrupt turn. She said that the airplane's nose went straight down and that there was little forward movement. A third witness said that he observed the airplane "in a very steep angle." He said that as the airplane came close to the ground, it was in a right bank and lined up perfectly with the median. The witness said that almost immediately, the airplane struck the ground with its right wing and right landing gear at the same time. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector to the proper fuel tank which led to fuel starvation.
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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.
