Beechcraft V35-TC N7980M

Summary

On 25 May 1983 at about 17:50 local time, a Beechcraft V35-TC registered N7980M was involved in an accident near Wendling, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 May 1983 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Wendling, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.2090, -122.8002

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35-TC

Registration

N7980M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eugene → Bend

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA107

Nobody was injured.

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 COLLIDED WITH TREES AND DENSE BRUSH DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN IMC WEATHER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOTHE WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AT 4000 FEET MSL WHEN FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED AND HE LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, MAGNETOS AND HIGH BOOST FUEL PUMP. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTARTTHE PILOT DESCENDED THROUGH THE OVERCAST AND BROKE OUT AT 500 FEET AGL. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES AND A CONCRETE BLOCK BEFORE COMING TO REST IN DEEP BRUSH. ENGINE TEARDOWN SHOWED BOOST PUMPS INOPERATIVE, THE MAIN FUEL LINE WAS LOOSE AT THE FIREWALL AND THE FUEL SCREEN HAS SOME DEBRIS IN IT. THE THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING PAST THE SHAFT O RING INTO THE INTAKE AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.