Beech V35B accident near Colbert, OK
On July 26, 2015, a Beech V35B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colbert, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 26, 2015
- Place
- Colbert, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.801°N, 96.466°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150726X81208
Official records · CEN15FA316
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Factual: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control CER 1: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control CER 2: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Emergency Airports Map: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Flight Progress Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT**This report was modified on 7/14/2017. Please see the public docket for this accident to view the original report.** On July 26, 2015, at 1513 central daylight time, a Beechcraft V35B airplane, N252G, struck trees and impacted terrain during a forced landing near Colbert, Oklahoma. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured and died 5 days later. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Avprop, LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, at 1317. The pilot and his wife were returning to Fort Worth, Texas, from Jackson, Michigan. Earlier in the day, the couple departed from Jackson County-Reynolds Field (JXN), Jackson, Michigan, and flew to SGF where they landed and refueled, taking on 45 gallons of aviation gasoline. A fuel receipt showed a time of 1252:47. GPS data showed that the airplane took off to the west-northwest and then turned southwest toward Fort Worth. The airplane climbed to and maintained 11,000 ft. mean seal level (msl). About 1501, the pilot contacted the Fort Worth Air Traffic Control Center (ZFW) and declared an emergency reporting that the airplane had lost engine power and that he needed to "get to an airport right away." As the airplane was descending through 8,360 ft. msl,
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's failure to select an appropriate location for a forced landing, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide the pilot accur
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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.
