# Accident 19811013066919A: Beech 35BEECH, Troy, MI, October 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1981, 17:55 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beaver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484B-1983-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 689 total, 441 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811013066919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREE LANDING. FUEL PUMP FAILED FROM INGESTING FORIGN MATERIAL. DID NOT USE AUX PUMP.

## 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 CHI82FEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC03), Oct 13, 1981: Beech A-35 (N484B), Troy, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N484B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810409029679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409029679I), Apr 9, 1981: Beech 35BEECH (N484B), Stanton, KY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on ground contact. Possible electrical failure.

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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