Beechcraft V35B N2777T
2 July 1995 · Huntsville, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1995 at about 15:06 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N2777T, operated by William M. Anderson, was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0805, -93.7296
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft V35B
- Registration
- N2777T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William M. Anderson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mountain Home → Arlington
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW95FA266
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
an engine surge for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the aft center of gravity.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was observed in level flight with the engine '...sputtering, cutting out....' The 'left wing dropped, then the right wing dropped, and the airplane rolled into a spin to the left.' As the airplane rotated toward the ground, witnesses described the 'motor running wide open.' Fibrous foreign material was found on all fuel system screens. The fuel system components were bench tested and the metering unit screen was also tested during an exemplar engine run. All testing was within manufacturer specifications. Fuel samples from the refueling locations tested within the standard specifications for aviation gasoline 100LL. The fuel metering screen foreign material and the bladder fuel cells contained types of fibers; however, a definitive source of the fibers could not be determined. Maximum gross weight (3,600 lbs) CG range is 82.1 inches to 83.8 inches. Weight at the time of the accident was calculated at 3466.5 lbs with a CG of 87.00 inches.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft V35B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft V35B | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Beechcraft V35B | Cameron, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1995 | Beechcraft V35B | Delano, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jan 1995 | Beechcraft V35B | Union City, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1995 | Beechcraft V35B | Goshen, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1996 | Beechcraft V35B | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1995 | Beechcraft 95-B55B | Midway, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 1995 | Cessna 180E | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Aero Commander S2R | Newport, Arkansas, United States | James L. Rash | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1995 | Aero Commander S2R | Widener, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1995 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Elaine, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1995 | Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |