Beechcraft 35-33 N109V

Summary

On 1 December 2024 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35-33 registered N109V, operated by Keeling Rodney E, was involved in an accident near Willcox, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

1 December 2024 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Willcox, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Cochise County (P33)

Coordinates

32.2692, -109.8605

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-33

Registration

N109V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Keeling Rodney E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Unknown

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA052

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 1, 2024, about 1300 mountain standard time, a Beech 35-33, N109V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Willcox, Arizona. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that after practicing steep turns and stalls, he descended to 7,200 ft mean sea level to practice GPS approach procedures at the Cochise County Airport (P33), Willcox, Arizona. During the pre-landing checklist, the pilot switched the fuel selector valve from the left to the right wing tank and a few seconds later the engine lost power. The pilot switched back to the left tank and checked the mixture control position. He turned on the fuel boost pump for 5 seconds and switched fuel tank positions again, however, was unable to restore engine power. The pilot initiated a forced landing as he extended the flaps and retracted the landing gear due to the terrain and vegetation. The airplane landed and slid about 260 ft on desert terrain sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot also reported that the onboard instrumentation indicated that the left wing fuel tank had 12 gallons and the right wing fuel tank had 22 gallons at the time the engine lost power. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.