# Accident 19790903023449A: Beech B35, Detroit, MI, September 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1979, 20:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3712N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3712N-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,647 total, 22 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903023449A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79FEC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC48), Sep 3, 1979: Beech 35 (N3712N), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

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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