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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 35BEECH · Spring Valley, NY · July 9, 1980

Date
July 9, 1980 · 17:45 local
Place
Spring Valley, NY
Airport
Pamapo Valley
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N16W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA053
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff climb. Descended into trees. Found fuel selector on bogus fuel tank in tail.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. DESCENDED INTO TREES. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON BOGUS FUEL TANK IN TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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