Beech 35-B33 accident near Harned, KY
On June 27, 2003, a Beech 35-B33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Harned, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 2003
- Place
- Harned, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-B33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.733°N, 86.396°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030715X01107
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 26, 2003, at 2030 central daylight time, a Beech 35-B33, N8953M, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Harned, Kentucky. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Salina Municipal Airport (SLN), Salina, Kansas, and was destined for the Samuels Field Airport (BRY), Bardstown, Kentucky. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot and passenger flew from Bardstown, Kentucky to Jackson Hole, Wyoming the week prior to the accident, for a vacation. They departed Jackson Hole for the return flight, on June 26, approximately 0930 mountain daylight time, and made fuel stops in Loveland, Colorado, and Salina, Kansas. The airplane was approximately 30 miles from Bardstown when witnesses observed it in a descent. A witness, who was sitting on his porch when he first observed the airplane, stated that he heard the airplane's engine sounding as if it was "wide open, at full power." He observed the airplane descending toward the ground, stating it was oriented "straight down," and not spinning. The witness stated the weather at the time of the accident was clear and the visibility was good. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors interviewed several witnesses at the scene of the accident. All of the witnesses reported hearing the engine running normally, and noted no abnormalities with the airplane. One witness reported the airplane resembled a "World War II dive bomber airplane." The accident o
Probable cause
The airplane's in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
