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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Big Bear, CA · July 9, 1990

Date: July 9, 1990 · 14:15 local
Place: Big Bear, CA
Airport: Big Bear City Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4796M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX90LA249
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,000 in this make and model

N4796MRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10133 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Switched to empty tank by mistake on final. Landed hard just short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED TO EMPTY TANK BY MISTAKE ON FINAL. LANDED HARD JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX90LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Bear, CAThe fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadvertent selection of an empty fuel tank.Jul 9, 1990 · Substantial damage