Plane Crash List

Beechcraft P35 N1476G

3 April 1991 · Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 April 1991 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft P35 registered N1476G, operated by Roger Hodges, was involved in an accident near Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States
Nearest airport
Kentucky Dam State Park (M34)
Coordinates
36.9593, -88.2709
Aircraft
Beechcraft P35
Registration
N1476G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Roger Hodges
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Memphis → Plymouth
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO91LA042

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILUE TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REALIZED HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AFTER MEMPHIS CENTER ADVSIED HIM THAT THEY WERE LOSING HIS RADIO TRANSMISSIONS. HE DEVIATED TO KENTUCKY DAM AIRPORT. HE USED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO LOWER THE GEAR AND HE FELT THE GEAR GO DOWN. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HE REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS, HE STILL ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY MECHANICALLY LOWERING THE GEAR AND CONFIRMING THAT IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft P35 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Oct 1990 Beechcraft P35
N1568S
Aurora, Colorado, United States - Serious injuries -
12 Jul 1990 Beechcraft P35
N9726Y
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6 Aug 1989 Beechcraft P35
N9661Y
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31 Aug 1993 Beechcraft P35
N8527M
Ottumwa, Iowa, United States Allen, Darrell W. No injuries -
12 Jun 1994 Beechcraft P35
N982Q
Bluffton, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
30 Nov 1988 Beechcraft P35
N9584Y
Bakersville, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 3

All 139 records for this type

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