Yet Another Inflight 'Oh-S**t' Moment

As noted in a previous NTSB summary, sometimes you get dealt a bad set of cards and there is nothing to do but play them... which is kinda like having a prop separate in flight.

A pilot, flying near Urbana Indiana, was forced down by such a malady and all pax survived... but with injuries to two out of three aboard when the aircraft set down in a bean field.

NTSB Identification: CEN13LA557
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, September 24, 2013 in Urbana, IN
Aircraft: BEECH 35 B33, registration: N8910M
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Minor,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 September 24, 2013, about 0920 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft 35-BE33 Debonair airplane, N8910M, conducted a forced landing in a field near Urbana, Indiana. The pilot received minor injuries, the first passenger received serious injuries, and the second passenger was uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Washington Municipal Airport, Washington, Iowa, about 0730 and was destined for the Van Wert County Airport, Van Wert, Ohio.

According to the pilot, the airplane experienced engine issues while enroute to the destination. He elected to conduct a forced landing into a bean field. Initial examination of the airplane revealed that the engine's propeller separated in flight.

The airplane was retained for further examination.

FMI: www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20130925X03050&key=1