Beechcraft C35 N1883D

Summary

On 20 July 2011 at about 17:27 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N1883D, operated by Flight Services of Medina, was involved in an accident near Medina, Ohio, 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

20 July 2011 at 17:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Medina, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Medina Municipal Airport (1G5)

Coordinates

41.1317, -81.8804

Aircraft

Beechcraft C35

Registration

N1883D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Services of Medina

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Medina → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA491

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation due to an age-related failure of the engine-driven fuel pump. Also causal was the failure of the maintenance facility to overhaul the fuel pump and the failure of the operator to ensure that the pump was overhauled.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane lost total engine power while climbing through about 200 feet above ground level after takeoff. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the engine-driven fuel pump was leaking fuel through an internal diaphragm and out of a vent hole, thus fuel was not reaching the engine. Although the engine was overhauled about 11 years before the accident, the operator's mechanic stated that there were no records showing that the engine driven fuel pump was overhauled at that time or at any time since it was installed on the engine about 1956. The engine manufacturer recommends that all engine accessories be overhauled when the engine is overhauled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.