# Accident 19811007065869A: Beech 65, Rockwell, TX, October 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rockwell, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5912° N, 95.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5912&lon=-95.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N351B-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007065869A

## Narrative

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

RAN MAINS DRY,UNABLE RESTART ON FUEL AUXILIARY TANKS. UNFAMILIAR WITH AIR PURGING SYSTEM WHEN FUEL TANK RUN DRY.

## 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 FTW82FPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA02), Oct 7, 1981: Beech 65 (N351B), Rockwall, TX, 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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