Beech D35 accident near Nacogdoches, TX
On March 29, 2002, a Beech D35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nacogdoches, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 29, 2002
- Place
- Nacogdoches, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech D35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.666°N, 94.711°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020402X00449
Official records · FTW02FA106
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 29, 2002, approximately 2130 central standard time, a Beech D-35, N2966B, single-engine airplane, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power near Nacogdoches, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot received serious injuries, the passenger in the right front seat received fatal injuries, and the passenger in the right rear seat received minor injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight originated from the Louisiana Regional Airport (L38) Gonzales, Louisiana, approximately 1920, with a planned destination of the Cherokee County Airport (JSO), Jacksonville, Texas. Prior to the departure from Gonzales, the pilot requested a weather briefing from the DeRidder Flight Service Station for a flight from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Henderson, Texas, and received a partial weather briefing due to an inadvertent telephone disconnect. During the flight, the pilot requested and received VFR flight following from air traffic control facilities. A review of the air traffic controller data rerecording by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) revealed that the pilot contacted the Baton Rouge (BTR) Air Traffic Controller, reported the airplane climbing through 1,800 feet msl for 6,500 feet, msl and requested flight following. The flight was assigned a transponder squawk of 0235, and the pilot was instructed to report reaching 6,500 feet msl. S
Probable cause
The failure of the engine driven fuel pump drive pin resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing factors were inadequate maintenance, the pilot's inadequate use of the manual auxillary fuel pump (wobble pump), and the night conditions.
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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.
