# Accident 19890714033159A: Beech 35C33A, Fort Worth, TX, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7203° N, 97.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7203&lon=-97.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9497S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497S-1991-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 169 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714033159A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN A SAND PIT. AIRCRAFT NOT FUELED SINCE ENGINE OVERHAUL AND RUNUP IN APRIL.

## 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 FTW89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA141), Jul 14, 1989: Beech 35-C33A (N9497S), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO PILOT MISMANAGEMENT.

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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