Beech D35 accident near Shelton, WA
On November 9, 2006, a Beech D35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shelton, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 9, 2006
- Place
- Shelton, WA
- Aircraft
- Beech D35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.226°N, 123.173°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061114X01673
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2006, approximately 1205 Pacific standard time, a Beech D35, N2843V, sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power about 1 nautical mile southwest of Sanderson Field (SHN), Shelton, Washington. The certificated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which was operated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed SHN about 1130, with its destination unknown. Four pilot-rated witnesses supplied the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) with witness statements. The first witness reported observing the accident airplane doing an engine run up prior to its takeoff, and commented that there was nothing that sounded unusual with the engine prior to it departing Runway 23. The second pilot-rated witness, who had just completed a skydiving flight, stated that while in close proximity to the airport preparing to enter the traffic pattern to land, he heard the pilot of the accident airplane state that he "had a problem" and would be landing on Runway 05. The skydiving pilot stated that he subsequently observed the accident airplane in a spiral just before impact. A third witness, an instructor pilot who was in the process of landing on Runway 23, reported hearing the accident pilot say that he had experienced an engine problem and was on about a 5 mile final approach to Runway 05. The instructor pilot further reported that after landing he observed the acc
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the subsequent forced landing. A factor associated with the accident is the inadvertent stall.
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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.
