19780102004739A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech F35 · West Plains, MO · January 2, 1978

Date
January 2, 1978
Place
West Plains, MO
Airport
West Plains Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N686V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78FCA11
Reported as
Beech F35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,800 in this make and model40 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.

Both aux tanks found dry,selector on aux position.l main 1/2 fullain full.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH AUX TANKS FOUND DRY,SELECTOR ON AUX POSITION.L MAIN 1/2 FULLAIN FULL.

NTSB investigation

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