Beech24

At about 2040 Pacific time, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. The airline transport pilot executed a forced landing in an open dirt field. Neither the pilot nor the two passengers were injured. The airplane, which slid to a stop on uneven terrain with retracted landing gear, was substantially damaged. Visual conditions prevailed.

At 1206 eastern time, a Beech A24R struck wires and trees on initial takeoff from runway 9 at Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville. The pilot was seriously injured and three passengers reported minor injuries. The pilot said he took off with 10 degrees of flaps and the airplane accelerated normally, however, he did not rotate until the airplane was nearly at the end of the 5,000-foot runway. He said the throttle felt like it was sticking but the tach indicated more than 2500 rpm. The tower controller said the ground run appeared to be slow and the airplane climbed only to about 15 to 20 feet agl before colliding with trees….

At about 06:30 CST, a Beech Sierra went into a ditch and struck a tree during taxi to takeoff at Philadelphia Airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot told investigators he had trouble getting the left wing tie down rope through the wing tie down fitting the night before the accident, due to a knot in the rope. Before his departure, he remembered untying the tie down ropes but did not remember struggling with the left tie down rope to get the knotted end back through the fitting. As he applied engine power to begin taxiing, the aircraft jerked. He said he may have pushed the engine throttle further forward as the aircraft jerked. The aircraft turned 180 degrees and he reduced th…

At about 09:30 EST, a Beech Sierra was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Farmingdale. The two occupants sustained minor injuries. After engine start, the pilot taxied to the run-up area, and reported that the engine was running rough. He said he was going to taxi back to the ramp and speak with the owner of the airplane about the engine condition. They could not find the owner, and the pilot told the passenger that the engine was running normally, so they returned to the run-up area and took off. The engine surged and failed, but the pilot was able to restart the engine. He advised the tower of a power loss, and the engine failed again and could not be restarted. The aircraft…

At about 17:00 EDT, a Beech Sierra crashed while on approach to Pickens County Airport. The pilot was killed and a passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight had originated from Ocean City, Md., about 4 hours before the accident. According to the airports fixed-base operator, who was manning the base radio, the pilot transmitted, Mayday three times and said he had run out of fuel. The airplane collided with a stand of trees about 1 miles short of the airport….

At about 16:16 eastern time, a Beech 23-24R crashed near Armonk while maneuvering to land at the Westchester County Airport. The pilot was killed. The flight was headed from Portsmouth, N.H., to Philadelphia and was in cruise flight at 8,000 feet when it started to deviate from the assigned route. The controller advised the pilot of the deviation and provided radar vectors back to the airway. Shortly after that the pilot advised the controller he was having an electrical problem and would like to cancel his IFR clearance. In addition, the pilot said he would be proceeding direct to the Carmel VOR, and then to his destination. Radar data was limited for the last 15 minutes of the flight due t…