Beechcraft F35 N3361C
4 February 2003 · Middletown, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 February 2003 at about 15:55 local time, a Beechcraft F35 registered N3361C was involved in an accident near Middletown, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spooner Ranch (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 38.7333, -122.5833
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F35
- Registration
- N3361C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Middletown → Ukiah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA082
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain an adequate takeoff airspeed and failure to abort the takeoff when the lack of acceleration was apparent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane collided with a fence and a house during takeoff. The run-up was normal and he added power for takeoff on the 1,600-foot-long dirt runway. During the takeoff roll, one wheel drifted into softer dirt on the edge of the runway; as a result, the airplane slowed. The pilot maneuvered the airplane back to the runway and realized he was close to a barbed wire fence. He pulled back on the yoke but the main tires hit the top wire. Shortly thereafter, the airplane impacted a house.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft F35 | Chester, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 2002 | Beechcraft F35 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Ronnie A. McMurray | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Beechcraft F35 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 2000 | Beechcraft F35 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1999 | Beechcraft F35 | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Feb 2007 | Beechcraft F35 | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Omf OMF-100-160 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Alliance International | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft A36TC | Visalia, California, United States | John Rodgers | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150F | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2003 | McClanahan STITS PLAYMATE SA-11 | Fontana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |