Beechcraft P35 N112MB
18 June 2016 · Westerly, Rhode Island, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 June 2016 at about 16:35 local time, a Beechcraft P35 registered N112MB was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westerly State (WST)
- Coordinates
- 41.3194, -71.8092
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft P35
- Registration
- N112MB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1962
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Westhampton Beach → Taunton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16LA217
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance of the oil filter adapter, which resulted in an oil leak and subsequent oil starvation to the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During cruise flight over open water, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power, and the private pilot ditched the airplane. Subsequent examination of the engine revealed that the oil filter adapter was loose and the fiber gasket was torn and partially extruded. Because of these conditions, oil leaked from the engine, which led to the failure of the Nos. 2 and 4 connecting rods due to a lack of oil lubrication. The oil filter adapter was not original equipment on the engine; it was installed under a supplemental type certificate which required that the oil filter adapter fiber gasket be replaced anytime the oil filter adapter was removed from the engine and reinstalled and every 300 hours or 3 years, whichever occurred first. Maintenance records indicated that the oil filter adapter was installed about 4 1/2 years before the accident. No other maintenance entries or records pertaining to the inspection of the fiber gasket was noted during the 4 years before the accident, and no record concerning the installation of a new oil filter adapter fiber gasket was located.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft P35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2015 | Beechcraft P35 | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 2014 | Beechcraft P35 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Beavers Glenn A | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 2018 | Beechcraft P35 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jul 2013 | Beechcraft P35 | Bridgeport, Texas, United States | Michael E. R Read | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Beechcraft P35 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Philippe F Camus | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2012 | Beechcraft P35 | Correctionville, Iowa, United States | Knaack Gaylen M | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2016 | Cessna 525 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Piper PA31 | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2016 | Piper PA32 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2016 | Cessna 177 | Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Cessna 305 | Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States | Simmons Aviation Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2017 | Flight CTLS | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |