Beechcraft H35 N5448D

Summary

On 17 September 2000 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N5448D was involved in an accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma, 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.

Date

17 September 2000 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Wagoner Municipal (H68)

Coordinates

35.9490, -95.3792

Aircraft

Beechcraft H35

Registration

N5448D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA264

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb, for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

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The pilot was executing touch-and-go landings, and while on final approach switched the fuel selector from the auxiliary tanks to the left main tank. The airplane touched down and the pilot reconfigured for takeoff and departed. While climbing through 75 feet agl, the engine lost total power and the pilot was unable to restart the engine. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground in the runway overrun area, crossed a state highway, and came to rest upright in a ditch. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and found that both auxiliary fuel tanks were empty, both main fuel tanks were full, and the cockpit fuel selector was in the left main tank position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.