# Accident 19811008065849A: Beech 35BEECH, Montague, MA, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Montague, MA
- Airport: Turners Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5916° N, 72.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TURNERS FALLS (0B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5916&lon=-72.5230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N753B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753B-1982-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC82FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNE01), Oct 8, 1981: Beech A35 (N753B), Montague, MA, 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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