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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · Ontario, OR · September 26, 1985

Date
September 26, 1985 · 12:30 local
Place
Ontario, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8245D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA227
Reported as
Beech J35
Reported engine
Continental IO470C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,003 total751 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Switched fuel tanks while flying low looking for game. Engine quit, landed in rocky area. Fuel selector on off.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED FUEL TANKS WHILE FLYING LOW LOOKING FOR GAME. ENGINE QUIT, LANDED IN ROCKY AREA. FUEL SELECTOR ON OFF.

NTSB investigation

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