# Accident 19800709025269A: Beech 35BEECH, Spring Valley, NY, July 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1980, 17:45 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Pamapo Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16W-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709025269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA053), Jul 9, 1980: Beech C35 (N16W), Spring Valley, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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