# Accident 19780709032849A: Beech F35, Tecumseh, OK, July 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Tecumseh, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.2643° N, 96.9334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2643&lon=-96.9334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2938V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938V-2009-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 13 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709032849A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL FOUND ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 FTW78FPJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ30), Jul 9, 1978: Beech 35 (N2938V), Tecumseh, OK, substantial damage

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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