19790414006719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Porterville, CA · April 14, 1979

Date
April 14, 1979 · 09:45 local
Place
Porterville, CA
Airport
Porterville
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N202BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DVA25
Reported as
Beech H35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total19 in this make and model134 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.

Pilot ran one tank dry. Three other tanks had fuel. Forced landing on airport. Forgot to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAN ONE TANK DRY. THREE OTHER TANKS HAD FUEL. FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT. FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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