19831222063039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Modesto, CA · December 22, 1983

Date
December 22, 1983 · 06:34 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Airport
Modesto
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5441D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA112
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total4,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Took off without tower approval. Engine quit due to fuel selector on off. Pilot blacked out due to cardiac disease.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF WITHOUT TOWER APPROVAL. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL SELECTOR ON OFF. PILOT BLACKED OUT DUE TO CARDIAC DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

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