Beechcraft 35 N3174V

Summary

On 2 May 2010 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3174V was involved in an accident near South Bend, Washington, 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.

Date

2 May 2010 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

South Bend, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Willapa Harbor Airport (2S9)

Coordinates

46.6975, -123.8233

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N3174V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bremerton → South Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10LA235

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot established a higher-than-normal final approach speed due to gusting wind and subsequently touched down near the midpoint of the runway. Shortly after the airplane touched down, the pilot aborted the landing attempt and applied full engine power. The pilot reported that the airplane momentarily became airborne before losing engine power and settling back to the runway. The airplane subsequently overran the runway. Duringpostaccident examination the engine was started and developed power, operating normally between varied power settings from idle to full power. The engine could not maintain continuous operation and would experience a total loss of power after about one to two minutes. The reason for the non-continuous engine operation could not be determined. No other anomalies were noted during the functional test and exam.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.