Beech C35 accident near Camden, AR
On September 24, 2017, a Beech C35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Camden, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 24, 2017
- Place
- Camden, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech C35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.454°N, 92.758°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170925X25031
Official records · CEN17FA364
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 24, 2017, about 1829 central daylight time, a Beech C35 airplane, N5958C, collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent after takeoff from the Harrell Field Airport (CDH), Camden, Arkansas. The commercial pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to the pilot and another private individual and operated by the pilot as a personal flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for Saline County Regional Airport (SUZ), Benton, Arkansas. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot called the pilot-rated passenger and invited him to go flying in the airplane. The pilot told the passenger to meet him at SUZ where he kept the airplane. About 1300, the pilot went to SUZ, and, later that afternoon, the pilot texted his wife that they had flown to Gastons Airport (3M0), Lakeview, Arkansas, and that it had been a great flight. The pilot and passenger then flew to CDH. A fuel receipt from CDH showed that the pilot fueled the airplane at 1759 with 27.35 gallons of fuel. The pilot's wife said that the pilot texted her about 1815 telling her he was on his way home. This was the last contact from him. Data recovered from a handheld GPS device found in the wreckage showed the airplane taxi from the fuel pumps at CDH to runway 01, take off, and accelerate during the climb to a maximum
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to return to the runway instead of landing straight ahead when the engine lost power and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to properly secure the left main fuel tan
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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.
