# Accident 19810209003209A: Beech V35TC, Eufaula, AL, February 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Weedon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9513° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEEDON FLD (EUF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9513&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265T-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,558 total, 920 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003209A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. RAN TANK DRY, NO RESTART. NO BOOST PUMP. FAILED TO CRANK DOWN GEAR. BATTERY DEAD, LOW FLUID.

## 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 ATL81FKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ10), Feb 9, 1981: Beech V35TC (N265T), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N265T (1)

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

- [Accident 19830417070069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417070069A), Apr 17, 1983: Beech V35TC (N265T), Destin, FL, Destroyed. Pilot claims engine quit on final approach. Aircraft hit power lines and crashed.

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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