# Accident 19850417013169A: Beech 35B33, Lakin, KS, April 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1985, 13:58 local time
- Place: Lakin, KS
- Airport: Lakin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9395° N, 101.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9395&lon=-101.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5654K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,484 total, 243 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417013169A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR ON TANK WITH LITTLE FUEL. OTHER TANK HAD 25 GALLONS. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF, IMPACTED SOD RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC85FCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCQ02), Apr 17, 1985: Beech 35-B33 (N5654K), Lakin, KS, 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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