Beechcraft E35 N3515B
10 October 2009 · Mount Morris, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 October 2009 at about 19:45 local time, a Beechcraft E35 registered N3515B was involved in an accident near Mount Morris, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Morris, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- JC Palermo Airpark (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 42.6750, -77.8739
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E35
- Registration
- N3515B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount Morris → Mount Morris
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10LA014
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to take off from unsuitable terrain with a quartering tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot attempted a quartering tailwind takeoff from a 1,200-foot turf runway to troubleshoot why the entry door would pop open on takeoff. Although the airplane initially became airborne, it was either unable to maintain flight, or the pilot elected to land it in a hayfield beyond the end of the runway. After inspecting the airplane, the pilot taxied it to another spot on the rough-surfaced hayfield, and attempted another quartering tailwind takeoff. Again, after briefly becoming airborne, the airplane landed, but then went through a hedgerow and crossed a drainage ditch. Other than the entry door, the pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot did not have a logbook, and had not had a biennial flight review “in a few years,” but continued to fly on a regular basis. The pilot also did not hold a current medical certificate, and was taking prescribed medications on a daily basis that typically would not have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2008 | Beechcraft E35 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Six Four Alpha LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Beechcraft E35 | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | Avery Enterprises Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 2002 | Beechcraft E35 | Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft E35 | Eastsound, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Beechcraft E35 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Spaceport Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1998 | Beechcraft E35 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2009 | Teratorn TIERRA | Cutchogue, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2009 | Cessna 208B | Rome, New York, United States | Wiggins Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2009 | Boeing 767 | New York, New York, United States | Royal Air Maroc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Cessna 150G | Kingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Scotia, New York, United States | Kolath Airlines LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Bell 206L-3 | White Plains, New York, United States | Itai Shoshani | No injuries | - |