Beechcraft BE-35V N6FN
27 February 2000 · Bloomington, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 February 2000 at about 16:45 local time, a Beechcraft BE-35V registered N6FN was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1593, -86.5195
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-35V
- Registration
- N6FN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blue Ash → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA079
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the improper major overhaul of the engine by company maintenance personnel. The tree was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted a wooded area during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power. Examination of the engine revealed sealant was used on the cylinder bases and the cylinder base O-rings of the Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) engine. A step was present at one of the thru bolt parting surfaces located at the cylinder base. The TCM overhaul manual, service bulletin and service letter do not specify the use of sealant on cylinder bases and cylinder base O-rings. Engine logbook records indicated that Blue Ash Aircraft Services performed a major overhaul of the Teledyne Continental IO-520-BA engine, serial number 249748-R, on March 24, 1998 at a tachometer time of 2,930.0 hours. Engine logbook records also indicated that a 100-hour inspection of the airplane was performed by the same maintenance facility on November 2, 1999 at a tachometer time of 3,668 hours. The tachometer at the accident site indicated 3,766.02 hours. The engine accumulated a total time since major overhaul of 836 hours.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2000 | Swearingen SA226TC | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-31-325 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-22-150 | Salem, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Cessna 150L | Griffith, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Cessna 150G | Jasper, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Oct 2000 | Cessna 182 | Noblesville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |