# Incident 19810511029469I: Beech 35C33, Sacramento, CA, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 15:50 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Execut
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5838C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5838C) (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 35C33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511029469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED WHEN FUEL SELECTOR MOVED FROM LEFT TANK TO AUXILIARY. SELECTOR MICROSWITCH MALFUNCTIONED.

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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