At 16:20 central time, a Beech V35 lost power and struck a tree and crashed one mile south of the Anoka County/Blaine Airport. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and one other passenger suffered minor injuries. The rear-seat passenger said they had been making left traffic for runway 35 and had been operating in the traffic pattern for 20 to 30 minutes when the engine quit. As they turned base to final the airplanes right wing hit a tree and the airplane went straight down. The passenger exited through an emergency door and noted the airplane beginning to burn. He then got the other two occupants out of the airplane. An initial examination of the engine and other airplane systems showed no anomalies.
Nov. 10, Mounds View, Minn. / Beech Bonanza
At 16:20 central time, a Beech V35 lost power and struck a tree and crashed one mile south of the Anoka County/Blaine Airport. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and one other passenger suffered minor injuries. The rear-seat passenger said they had been making left traffic for runway 35 and had been operating in the traffic pattern for 20 to 30 minutes when the engine quit. As they turned base to final the airplanes right wing hit a tree and the airplane went straight down. The passenger exited through an emergency door and noted the airplane beginning to burn. He then got the other two occupants out of the airplane. An initial examination of the engine and other airplane sy...
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech V35 crashed near Anoka County/Blaine Airport after its engine lost power during a prolonged traffic pattern operation, seriously injuring two occupants and minorly injuring a third.
- The aircraft struck a tree, went down, and began to burn, but all occupants were able to exit.
- Despite the engine quitting, an initial examination revealed no anomalies with the engine or other aircraft systems.
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