# Accident 19801102063779A: Beech E35, Chattanooga, TN, November 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0352° N, 85.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0352&lon=-85.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3314C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3314C-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 3 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102063779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY. STUDENT PILOT HAD FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. UNSKILLED IN TYPE.

## 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 ATL81FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW04), Nov 2, 1980: Beech E35 (N3314C), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3314C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761228038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228038819A), Dec 28, 1976: Beech E35 (N3314C), Ft.Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Plt opened throttle so that eng started at higher than idle speed which caused acft to move.

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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