19811008065849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35BEECH · Montague, MA · October 8, 1981

Date
October 8, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Montague, MA
Airport
Turners Falls
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N753B
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82FNE01
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E1858
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total1,000 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.

Inadvertently turned fuel selector to a position between tanks. Caused fuel starvation. Hit trees near airport.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENTLY TURNED FUEL SELECTOR TO A POSITION BETWEEN TANKS. CAUSED FUEL STARVATION. HIT TREES NEAR AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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