Beech 35-C33 accident near Clearwater, FL
On February 15, 2005, a Beech 35-C33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clearwater, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 15, 2005
- Place
- Clearwater, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.955°N, 82.745°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050303X00263
Official records · ANC05FA034
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 15, 2005, about 1700 eastern standard time, a Beech 35-C33 airplane, N3NM, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with two residences in Clearwater, Florida, following a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and subsequent uncontrolled descent. The airplane was being operated by the airplane's owner as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal maintenance flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot, a certificated aircraft mechanic and private pilot, and the owner, who also held a private pilot certificate, received fatal injuries. No one on the ground was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed the Clearwater Air Park, Clearwater, about 1655. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on February 16, a witness said he spoke to the owner and the pilot prior to takeoff on the accident flight. He said the owner told him that he had been having problems with the fuel system. He said the owner told him the pilot had "blown out the fuel system" earlier that day, and they were going to take it for a test flight. The witness said he watched the airplane taxi to the end of the runway where it was run at a high power setting for at least 3 minutes before it departed. Two other witnesses at the airport said they saw the airplane taxi for takeoff, and that the pilot/mechanic was seated in the left front seat. The witnesses said they saw the accident airplane taxi to the run-up ar
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel exhaustion, the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, and the pilot's failure to maintain minimum airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into a residence.
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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.
