# Accident 19780102004739A: Beech F35, West Plains, MO, January 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: West Plains Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.8784° N, 91.9027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST PLAINS RGNL (UNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8784&lon=-91.9027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686V-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102004739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78FCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA11), Jan 2, 1978: Beech M35 (N686V), West Plains, MO, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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