Beech V35B accident near Rock Hill, SC
On July 24, 2005, a Beech V35B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, SC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2005
- Place
- Rock Hill, SC
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.967°N, 81.083°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050801X01123
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 2005, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft V35B, N9JQ, registered to and operated by a private pilot, collided with the ground during a forced landing in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The personal fight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot received serious injuries. The pilot rated passengers in front left seat ,and the rear seated passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Ohio State University Airport, Ohio on July 24, 2005, at 0900. At 0900, the pilot contacted Ohio departure to open the flight plan. Review of records revealed the uneventful flight departed Ohio State on a cross-country flight to Rock Hill, South Carolina. Approximately four miles away from destination airport the pilot canceled the instrument flight plan and continued the flight under visual flight rules. No other radio transmissions were received from the pilot. Review of radar data revealed the flight continued 10 miles southwest of the destination airport, and reversed course and flew back towards the airport. Witnesses approximately a mile away from the airport reported that as the airplane flew overhead the engine cut in and out, and eventually quit. The airplane began to descend and continued to descend until it was below the tree line. First responders to the crash site reported that the downed airplane was located in a subdivision one mile southwest of the R
Probable cause
The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply , which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.
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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.
