Investigator In Charge (IIC): Nepomuceno, Eleazar
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Spokane, Washington
Location: LaCrosse, Washington
Accident Number: WPR22LA247
Date and Time: July 1, 2022, 15:36 Local
Registration: N5546D
Aircraft: Beech H35
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On July 1, 2022, about 1536 Pacific daylight time, a Beechcraft H35 Bonanza, N5546D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near LaCrosse, Washington. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that during a cross-country flight from Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), Arlington, Washington to Port of Whitman Business Air Center Airport (S94), Colfax, Washington, about 10 minutes from the destination airport, while on approach and as he performed his pre-landing checklist, the engine lost all power. The pilot reported that it sounded as if the engine went to idle power. He then switched from the right to the left fuel tank, applied full throttle, increased the mixture to full rich, but the engine did not start. Shortly after, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a wheat field.
Subsequently, the engine separated from the firewall and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and truss.
A local law enforcement officer reported that fuel was observed in the wing tanks.
The airplane and engine were recovered to secure facilities for further examination.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Beech
Registration: N5546D
Model/Series: H35
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KPUW, 2545 ft msl
Observation Time: 14:36 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 33 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 26°C /9°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 350°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Arlington , WA (AWO)
Destination: Colfax, WA (S94)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 46.785972,-117.90988
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a field.
Date: 01-JUL-22
Time: 22:00:00Z
Regis#: N5546D
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: H35
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: LACROSSE
State: WASHINGTON
LACROSSE – Kevin Kennedy, 65, of Arlington, Washington, was flying from Arlington to Colfax when his single-engine plane lost power and crashed north of State Route 26 near LaCrosse.
According to a Washington State Patrol news release sent out Thursday, Trooper Travis Brawdy located the plane with the assistance of directions given to him through WSP communications by the pilot.
Brawdy, after driving along a gravel road that was barely passable by vehicle, reached the pilot and began to immediately render aid. The pilot was trapped in the aircraft and required immediate medical attention. Life Flight was requested and transported the pilot to a Spokane hospital for medical care.
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