# Incident 19790507025919I: Beech B35, Silverton, TX, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 03:00 local time
- Place: Silverton, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.4714° N, 101.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4714&lon=-101.3040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N470T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507025919I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ONE TANK UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. USED BOOST PUMP AFTER PUSHING AND PULLING ENGINE CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N470T (1)

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

- [Incident 19781231019909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781231019909I), Dec 31, 1978: Beech V35B (N470T), Bend, OR. Crank shaft broke forward of the front main. Aircraft landed safely.

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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