Beechcraft 35 N3106V
1 October 1989 · Mountain View, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1989 at about 19:50 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3106V, operated by Morton, Gary L., was involved in an accident near Mountain View, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. 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 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mountain View, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain View (MNE)
- Coordinates
- 36.9901, -91.6892
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N3106V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Morton, Gary L.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC90LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE PILOT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE FAILED. HE HAD ALREADY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, AND ATTEMPTED A GEAR-UP LANDING ON THE REMAINING AVAILABLE RUNWAY. THE ACFT SLID ABOUT 300 FEET ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, THEN AN ADDITIONAL 100 FEET ON THE MAINTAINED GRASS OVERRUN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Terrell, Texas, United States | Haroldson, Ralph K. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Beechcraft 35-C33A | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Vanhofwegen, Ronald ROY | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Milan, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Sierraville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Case, Kenneth R. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Glenrock, Wyoming, United States | Menter, Wade B. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1989 | Cessna T210 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1989 | Bellanca 17-30 | Gainesville, Missouri, United States | Miller, William A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1989 | Cessna 152 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | Fritz, Michael A. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Auxvasse, Missouri, United States | Rufener, James E | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1989 | Grigg/Bowers FLYBABY | West Plains, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |