# Accident 19801106063299A: Beech T34A, Plymouth, MA, November 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1980, 15:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 79 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA01-127985) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801106063299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT APPROACHING DESTINATION DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FAILED TO SWITCH TO OTHER TANK CONTAINING 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 NYC80FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA01-127985), Nov 6, 1980: Beech T-34A (N45RD), Plymouth, MA, 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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