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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · Detroit, MI · September 3, 1979

Date
September 3, 1979 · 20:15 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
City
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3712N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC48
Reported as
Beech B35
Reported engine
Continental E1858
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,647 total22 in this make and model111 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 over City. Crash landed on golf course. Broken fuel line starved engine of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED OVER CITY. CRASH LANDED ON GOLF COURSE. BROKEN FUEL LINE STARVED ENGINE OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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