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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C35BEECH · Napa, CA · July 27, 1981

Date
July 27, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5835C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVG55
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total2 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit en route. Crash-landed in rough, hilly terrain. Pilot ran seleced fuel tank dry.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH-LANDED IN ROUGH, HILLY TERRAIN. PILOT RAN SELECED FUEL TANK DRY.

NTSB investigation

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