19790126001539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Franklin, NC · January 26, 1979

Date
January 26, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Franklin, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5792K
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FKM07
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft's engine stopped when pilot switched fuel tanks. Unable restart. Crash landed. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE STOPPED WHEN PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. UNABLE RESTART. CRASH LANDED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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