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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Curaco, Puerto Rico · February 13, 1979

Date
February 13, 1979 · 11:45 local
Place
Curaco, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N875SD
Reported as
Beech V35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total2,000 in this make and model37 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.

Engine stopped on base leg due to clogged fuel filter. Landed short of runway

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON BASE LEG DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL FILTER.LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY