Beechcraft S35 N3MG
24 March 1998 · Medford, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1998 at about 21:02 local time, a Beechcraft S35 registered N3MG was involved in an accident near Medford, Oregon, United States. 3 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 21:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medford, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rogue Valley Intl-Medford (MFR)
- Coordinates
- 42.2807, -122.8999
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft S35
- Registration
- N3MG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Redlands → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Factors were the pilot's diverted attention and soft terrain in the forced landing area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that on final, after being cleared to land, the engine quit without warning. Attempts to regain engine power, which included switching fuel tanks, were unsuccessful, and the pilot made a forced landing onto soft terrain 1/4 mile short of the runway. At the accident scene, 23 ounces of fuel were found in the left tank and 14 gallons of fuel were in the right tank. The pilot acknowledged that the power loss was due to fuel starvation, and stated that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved in the accident. He stated that at about the time he was to have switched to the right tank, he became occupied with donning oxygen on himself and his children, and that shortly afterward his daughter started not feeling well and complained of headaches. The pilot stated that this situation distracted him from his other pilot duties. The engine power loss occurred about 45 minutes after this event.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft S35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1999 | Beechcraft S35 | Melstone, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1999 | Beechcraft S35 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Oct 1996 | Beechcraft S35 | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1996 | Beechcraft S35 | Jefferson, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Beechcraft S35 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Nov 1995 | Beechcraft S35 | Kneeland, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1998 | Aerospatiale SN-601 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Redmond Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1998 | Enstrom F28F | Baker, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1998 | Cessna T210N | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Nov 1998 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1998 | Mooney M20K | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1998 | Piper PA-16 | Medford, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |