NTSB Identification: WPR13LA015
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, October 18, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ
Aircraft: BEECH N35, registration: N671VC
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On October 18, 2012, at 1040 mountain standard time, a Hawker Beechcraft N35, N671VC, experienced a loss of engine power while en route to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, Arizona. The pilot conducted a forced landing 20 miles northwest of Deer Valley Airport in desert terrain. The private pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Prescott, Arizona, at 1009.
The pilot reported that he had just made contact with Phoenix Approach Control and was over mountainous terrain when he noticed the engine oil pressure was below 30 psi. He determined that the closest suitable airport was his destination airport, Deer Valley, and continued to that airport. Shortly after that, the engine oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine began to shake violently. He shut down the engine, declared an emergency, and pushed the 'nearest' button on the GPS, which indicated Pleasant Vally Airport as the closest airport. He turned towards Pleasant Valley Airport but he did not have enough altitude to glide all the way to the airport. The pilot executed a forced landing in desert terrain about 8 miles west of Pleasant Valley Airport. During the landing the airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose and left wing. Post landing photos show oil and dirt streaks along the left side of the airplane originating from the vicinity of the engine cowling.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 671VC Make/Model: BE35 Description: 35 Bonanza
Date: 10/18/2012 Time: 1738
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: PHOENIX State: AZ Country: US
DESCRIPTION
PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY REPORTING HE HAD LOST HIS ENGINE. PILOT
REPORTED HE WAS GOING TO LAND WHEELS UP, OFF AIRPORT
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: DVT 2006KT 10SM CLR 26/15 30.05
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Descent Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 10/19/2012
CAREFREE, AZ (CBS5) - Luckily no one was hurt when a small plane crashed in the desert north of Phoenix on Thursday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said the plane made a hard landing at about 10:30 a.m. near Interstate 17 and Carefree Highway.
MCSO said the pilot called it in.
There was significant damage to the nose of the plane and a wing.
Story and photo: http://www.kpho.com
The pilot of a small aircraft was unhurt after making an emergency landing near a north Phoenix airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the pilot was forced to land Thursday morning about 10 miles northwest of Deer Valley Airport when an engine stalled.
Gregor says the pilot, who was the only person on board, made the landing around 10:40 a.m.
It was not clear if the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza was heading to the airport.
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