Beech D-35 accident near Seminole, OK
On August 23, 1999, a Beech D-35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seminole, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 23, 1999
- Place
- Seminole, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech D-35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.081°N, 96.390°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19505
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 23, 1999, at approximately 1854 central daylight time, a Beech D-35 single engine airplane, N2934B, impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Seminole, Oklahoma. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot, sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed for the business flight. The flight departed Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 1813. A review of the Tulsa Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower data by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) revealed that the airplane departed the Tulsa International Airport on a VFR clearance for the direct flight to Seminole, Oklahoma. Upon departing Tulsa airspace, the flight was cleared to the requested cruise altitude of 3,500 feet msl. There were no additional en route transmissions to ATC. Witnesses and local authorities reported that the pilot announced at 1850, "Seminole traffic landing 34" over the airport's common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). Witnesses then observed the airplane at an estimated altitude of 750 feet agl approximately 1 1/2 miles northeast of the airport with the engine "running real bad." Subsequently, the aircraft was observed flying toward the airport and maneuvering in the vicinity of the intersection of Highway 377 and County Road 119. Witnesses reported that the engine was sputtering and cutting out with smoke coming from the aircraft. Witnesses observed the
Probable cause
The loss of engine power caused by oil starvation, which resulted in the failure of the #6 cylinder connecting rod bolts. A factor was the pilot's performance of an evasive maneuver to avoid impacting buildings, trees, people on the ground, and power lines.
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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.
