Beechcraft V35 N9486S

Summary

On 21 September 2002 at about 21:55 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N9486S was involved in an accident near Del Rio, Texas, United States. One person was 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

21 September 2002 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Del Rio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Del Rio International (DRT)

Coordinates

29.3728, -100.9258

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N9486S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Del Rio → Las Cruces

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA261

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to the low-pressure pump separating internally. Contributing factors were the deterioration of the fuel pump and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after taking off, just as the gear had cycled up, about 100 feet AGL, the "engine quit completely." He switched fuel tanks and turned on the boost pump, but it had no effect. He selected a field to land in and extended the landing gear and flaps. Examination of the airplane revealed that the low-pressure pump was deteriorated and came-apart internally. The pins that hold the fuel pump vanes in place in the drive wheel were broken and a quarter-inch piece of the tiny metal shafts flowed towards the engine and wedged in the mechanical engine-driven fuel pump vanes shearing the shaft at the "fail point."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.