# Accident 19831222063039A: Beech H35, Modesto, CA, December 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1983, 06:34 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6258° N, 120.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6258&lon=-120.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5441D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5441D-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222063039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA112), Dec 22, 1983: Beech H35 (N5441D), Modesto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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