Beechcraft H35 N625T

Summary

On 6 October 1995 at about 18:30 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N625T was involved in an accident near Ozark, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 October 1995 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ozark, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.0102, -93.1990

Aircraft

Beechcraft H35

Registration

N625T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tunica → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96FA002

2 people died.

the pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness observed the airplane 'flying very low to the ground.' It 'all of a sudden turned to the left, clipped the left wing on the ground and crashed nose first.' The leading edges of the wings were compressed aft at an angle corresponding to a pitch attitude of about 135 degrees nose down. The propeller blades exhibited minor damage. The fuel selector was set to the right main tank feed position. All four fuel tanks were intact. The auxiliary tanks were full. 2.3 gallons of clear blue fuel was measured in the right main tank and 8 gallons in the left main tank. No fuel was located in the engine fuel lines or in the carburetor. The pilot's operating handbook specifies 3 gallons of unusable fuel in each main wing tank. Examination of the light bulb from the visual stall warning indicator revealed that the filament was stretched toward the base of the bulb.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.