Beech E35 accident near Okeechobee, FL
On November 23, 2019, a Beech E35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, FL. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 23, 2019
- Place
- Okeechobee, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech E35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.261°N, 80.847°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191123X40229
Official records · ERA20LA044
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 23, 2019, about 1244 eastern standard time, a Beech E35, N3315C, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, Florida. The pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that after starting the engine, he taxied to the active runway, where he allowed the engine oil temperature to come to normal operating temperature due to the short taxi. Once the oil temperature was normal, he did an engine run-up, which included a check of the magnetos; each magneto drop was about 75 rpm. He also checked the vacuum pump reading, instruments, and verified the flight controls moved in the proper direction and were free and clear. After takeoff he retracted the landing gear. The pilot had no recollection of events from shortly after takeoff until November 26. The passenger seated in the right front seat reported that everything seemed normal to him until the pilot began a right climbing turn. Within seconds after starting the turn, the engine ran rough and then lost power. He recalled the pilot attempting to try to restart the engine, levelling off, then maintaining a controlled descent straight ahead. The passenger did not notice what any engine instruments were reading nor did he see the stall warning light illuminate or hear the stall warning horn. There was no fire prior to impact with the ground, but there was a fire on the right side of the airplane when it came to rest. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe airplane’s fuel metering sy
Probable cause
The separation of the throttle control cable from the carburetor throttle control lever resulting in the near total loss of engine power. Contributing to the separation of the throttle cable was the lack of proper securing hardware by unknown maintenance personnel.
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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.
