Beech M35 accident near North Las Vegas, NV
On May 19, 2001, a Beech M35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 19, 2001
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Beech M35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.212°N, 115.196°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010523X01010
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 19, 2001, about 1032 Pacific daylight time, a Beech M35, N9820R, collided with ground obstructions during a forced landing at North Las Vegas, Nevada. The forced landing was precipitated by a loss of engine power. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The local area personal flight originated at 1020. An owner-assisted annual inspection was recently accomplished on the accident airplane. The accident flight was the second flight following the annual. The owner changed the oil and filter element. About 10 minutes after departure, the pilot contacted the North Las Vegas (VGT) Air Traffic Control Tower local controller stating that he had no oil pressure and he was returning to land. The airplane was cleared to land and subsequently crashed about 1/2 mile west of the airport. On-site examination by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors of the wreckage revealed the engine oil filter element was hanging free from the filter base by the safety wire, and fresh oil was observed covering the fuselage underside. According to the Aircraft Maintenance Technician with FAA Inspection Authorization (A&P/IA) who approved the annual inspection, the pilot/owner had recently commented to him that other filter elements could be used besides the CH43109 element. You could either unscrew the 3/4-16 shaft from them, or the ones without
Probable cause
The pilot/owner's failure to correctly install the oil filter, which resulted in oil exhaustion and a loss of engine power. Also causal was his attempt to modify the design of the oil filter element adapter by breaking the bond between the base and the threaded shaft, which resulted in a loss of torque during filter element installation.
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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.
