Beech 35-C33 accident near Mesquite, NV
On October 19, 2003, a Beech 35-C33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mesquite, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 19, 2003
- Place
- Mesquite, NV
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.844°N, 114.049°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031023X01802
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 19, 2003, about 1625 Pacific daylight time, a Beech 35-C33, N9438S, collided with terrain about 100 yards from the airport boundary fence at the approach end of runway 19 at Mesquite, Nevada. VTB Fliers LLC was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) pilot and the private pilot undergoing instruction (PUI) sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The cross-country instructional flight departed Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Las Vegas, Nevada, about 1500. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 36 degrees 50.617 minutes north latitude by 114 degrees 2.942 minutes west longitude. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed a sheriff's deputy. The deputy said that he was driving on a nearby freeway and saw smoke near the airport. He went to investigate and discovered the burning wreckage. Two off-duty firemen were trying to extinguish the blaze with handheld extinguishers, however, they were unsuccessful. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records revealed that the CFI held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane. The CFI held a certified flight instructor certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane. The CFI held a first-class medical certificate issued on July 29, 2002. It had no limitations
Probable cause
fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and fuel system management, and failure to select a fuel tank containing fuel. Also causal was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
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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.
