19730102001009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech F35 · Lester, WA · January 2, 1973

Date
January 2, 1973
Place
Lester, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4218B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA73FYE24
Reported as
Beech F35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,380 total1,380 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt overflew planned enrte refuel stop because fuel gauges erroneously indicated enough remaining.

As the FAA filed it

PLT OVERFLEW PLANNED ENRTE REFUEL STOP BECAUSE FUEL GAUGES ERRONEOUSLY INDICATED ENOUGH REMAINING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.