19800810035429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · Santa Rosa, CA · August 10, 1980

Date
August 10, 1980 · 21:50 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Airport
Sonoma Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7251B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVD35
Reported as
Beech J35
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
154 total34 in this make and model79 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.

Lost electrical power. Ran out of fuel near destination. Crash-landed off runway. Battery dead, fuel gauges inop.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH-LANDED OFF RUNWAY. BATTERY DEAD, FUEL GAUGES INOP.

NTSB investigation

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