Beech C35 accident near Kalispell, MT
On August 29, 2004, a Beech C35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kalispell, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 29, 2004
- Place
- Kalispell, MT
- Aircraft
- Beech C35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.189°N, 114.316°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040908X01367
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 29, 2004, approximately 1230 mountain daylight time, a Beech C35 single-engine airplane, N63AC, was destroyed when it impacted a private residence during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Kalispell, Montana. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The certificated private pilot and his sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed the Kalispell City Airport (S27) at approximately 1200. Several witnesses reported seeing the airplane overhead and hearing the engine "sputter", "hesitate", and "cut out", then start again as it was about to turn onto its final approach to Runway 13. Witnesses also reported that the airplane's engine quit before starting to lose altitude, banked to the left, then observed the wings "go vertical" before going straight down. The airplane impacted the front section of a residential home at the second story level, subsequently coming to rest on the front porch of the residence. Local law enforcement personnel provided the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) with five witness statements from local residents. Witness #1, a certificated private pilot, stated that he was in the front yard of his home when he heard an airplane approaching form the east and was immediately alarmed from the noise the engine was making and its relative altitude. The witness reported, "...initially the engine sound was very loud, then a few seconds after the initial
Probable cause
The pilot's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power while maneuvering.
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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.
