Beechcraft E-35 N5093C
25 August 1994 · Everett, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1994 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft E-35 registered N5093C, operated by Craven, Norman S., was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington, United States. 3 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Everett, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Snohomish Co (PAE)
- Coordinates
- 47.9790, -122.2004
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E-35
- Registration
- N5093C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Craven, Norman S.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bremerton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA94LA229
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT TRIED THE MANUAL EXTENSION AND THE MAINS EXTENDED BUT NOT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT. A LANDING WAS MADE WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATING ROD WAS FOUND BROKEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E-35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1999 | Beechcraft E-35 | Yankeetown, Florida, United States | Rocky L. Carmean | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft E-35 | Calamus, Iowa, United States | West Clinton Co. Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft E-35 | Deer Grove, Illinois, United States | Rocket Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1965 | Beechcraft E-35 | Modesto Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1965 | Beechcraft E-35 | Pressman Home Ten, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 10 Jun 1994 | Hughes 369D | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | Highline Helicopters | No injuries | - |
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