Beechcraft V35B N9002Q

Summary

On 26 November 1983 at about 18:20 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N9002Q was involved in an accident near Cairo, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 November 1983 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Cairo, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Cairo (1M0)

Coordinates

36.9904, -89.1697

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N9002Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84FA051

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DOVE INTO THE GROUND NOSE FIRST FROM A 90 DEGREE BANK SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSESTO TAKE OFF SLOWLY 'WITH ABOUT 1/2 POWER' BEING USED. THE CLIMB WAS SLOW AND AT 300-400 FT THE ACFT TURNED LEFT WITH THELANDING GEAR STILL DOWN. WITNESSES NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTER. WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED A 2ND TIMETHE ACFT TURNED LEFT WITH SOME LOSS OF ALTITUDE. WHILE IN THIS TURN 'THE WING DIPPED DOWN SUDDENLY' TO ABOUT A 90 DEGREEBANK ANGLE. THE ACFT DOVE TO THE GROUND AND EXPLODED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR NEAR THE RIGHT FUEL TANK POSITION. THE VALVE WAS OPEN ONLY PART WAY AND DURING TESTING THIS INTERFERED WITH FUEL FLOW AND AFFECTED THE ABILITY OF THE FUEL PUMP TO SUPPRESS VAPOR FORMATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.