# Accident 19870724075719A: Beech 35BEECH, Richwood, TX, July 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Richwood, TX
- Airport: Joseph Ross Scherdin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0406° N, 95.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0406&lon=-95.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N470MC-2015-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 781 total, 106 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724075719A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SHORT. HIT TREES ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 FTW87LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA188), Jul 24, 1987: Beech 35 (N470MC), Richwood, TX, 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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