Beechcraft M-35 N9726R
20 April 1986 · Marshall, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1986 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft M-35 registered N9726R was involved in an accident near Marshall, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marshall, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marshall Memorial Muni. (MHL)
- Coordinates
- 39.1096, -93.2001
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft M-35
- Registration
- N9726R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springdale → Marshall
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
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 PILOT STATED THAT ALL THE TANKS WERE FULL WHEN HE DEPARTED SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS AND HE FLEW EN ROUTE FOR ONE HOUR ON THE LEFT TANK AND THIRTY MINUTES ON THE AUXILIARY TANK. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED ROUTINELY EN ROUTE AND DURING LETDOWN TO THE MARSHALL AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, HE FELT A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND COULD NOT GET A RESTART AND HE RAISED THE FLAPS TO INCREASE THE GLIDING DISTANCE BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT ON A CULTIVATED PLOT INSIDE THE AIRPORT BETWEEN THE PERIMETER AND THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY AND ALSO THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft M-35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft M-35 | Valley View, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jul 1978 | Beechcraft M-35 | Riveredge, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft M-35 | Boyne, Michigan, United States | Bradclift Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1965 | Beechcraft M-35 | Vandalia Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1965 | Beechcraft M-35 | Burkeville Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1965 | Beechcraft M-35 | Pontiac Mich, Michigan, United States | Aerodynamics I | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1986 | Saab-Fairchild SF340 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172N | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Lawrence Flying Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Ceour, Missouri, United States | Ernest L. Sturgeon | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | M. E. Tumbleson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Roger Billings | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1986 | Cessna 310R | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |