Lt Warren Eaton Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Norwich, New York 13815
Saturday, February 5, 2005 12:42 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot started the airplane's engine, and allowed it to run on the ground for about 30 minutes prior to takeoff. Several witnesses viewed the airplane as it flew in the airport traffic pattern, and reported that the engine made unusual sounds and was "failing." The airplane descended, contacted a street light and terrain, and then was consumed by a postcrash fire. Examination of the remaining wreckage revealed no mechanical anomalies. The 29-year-old airplane was equipped with its original engine, which had not been overhauled during the airplane's 1,057 hours of operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/5/2005
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1242
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Norwich
Event State NEW YORK
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 13815
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 423328N
Event Location Longitude 0753140W
Event Location Airport LT Warren Eaton Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID OIC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0.25
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1025
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1253 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 240
Weather Observation Facility ID BGM
Elevation of weather observation facility 1636
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 29
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.41
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 20010
NTSB Notification Source FAA Eastern Region
NTSB Notification Date Feb 5 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1330
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Aug 29 2006 3:49PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Albany

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N35JL
NTSB Number NYC05FA048
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model V35B
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number D9942
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 1 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1057
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name FLIGHT CHARTER CORPORATION
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City MOUNT VERNON
Aircraft Owner State NY
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 10550
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code OIC
Departure City Norwich
Departure State NY
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1238
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Descent - emergency
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 23 2006 3:11PM
User who most recently changed record MUZD
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 1
Runway Length 4724
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --