# Accident 19790504008919A: Beech 35C33, Lordsburg, NM, May 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5494U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5494U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,173 total, 279 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504008919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND FUEL PRESSURE LINE TO THE FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY HAD COME LOOSE.

## 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 DEN79FQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD07), May 4, 1979: Beech 35-C33 (N5494U), Lordsburg, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5494U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20221227020149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227020149I), Dec 27, 2022: Beech 35-C33 (N5494U), Las Cruces, NM, Minor damage. On 12/27/2022, at approximately 14:18 MST, a Beech bonanza-[privacy data omitted], was involved in an off airport landing due to fuel starvation. After the…

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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