Beech V35 accident near Oklahoma City, OK
On July 25, 2009, a Beech V35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 25, 2009
- Place
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.553°N, 97.625°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090725X91959
Official records · CEN09FA462
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 25, 2009, 0852 central daylight time, a Beech V35/B, N9112S, lost power during climb and impacted terrain one mile north of the Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The personal flight was being conducted on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was fatally injured, and the four passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight had originated from PWA at 0847 and was enroute to the Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG), Enid, Oklahoma. The airplane was on a northerly course two miles northeast of PWA when the pilot reported ”we’ve got an engine out”. The pilot executed an off-airport emergency landing. The airplane impacted a tree and the concrete base of a light pole. It remained upright, coming to rest in a grassy area next to a road approximately 100 feet from the initial impact point. According to first responders there was a significant fuel spill, but no post impact fire. An aircraft broker that was assisting the pilot with the sale of N9112S said he had never before flown with him until July 21, 2009. On that date they flew in N9112S from the PWA airport to the Larned-Pawnee County Airport (LQR), Larned, Kansas. The pilot did all the flying for all legs of the entire trip. At one point while in-flight, the autopilot somehow became disengaged. The aircraft broker could see that the pilot was not monitoring the airplane and did not seem to real
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to operate an airplane with known deficiencies, and the loss of engine power during climb for undetermined reasons.
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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.
