Beechcraft V35 N1561Z

Summary

On 13 May 2019 at about 00:49 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N1561Z was involved in an accident near Frankfort, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2019 at 00:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Frankfort, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

44.6228, -86.3306

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N1561Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ontonagon → Frankfort

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19FA165

2 people died.

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot and passenger were conducting a cross-country flight. A little over an hour into the flight over Lake Michigan, the pilot declared an emergency, reporting an engine failure. Radar data indicated that the airplane's flight track diverted to the nearest airport shortly after the pilot declared the emergency. Radar and radio communications were lost about 7 minutes later, when the airplane was about 4 nm west of Frankfort, Michigan, at an altitude of 700 ft and an airspeed of 77 mph. Ten days later, using a remotely operated underwater vehicle to search Lake Michigan in the area of the airplane's last radar contact, the Michigan State Police located the airplane at a water depth of 540 ft. The wreckage was not recovered; therefore, the engine could not be examined, and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.