# Incident 19901223063959I: Beech A35, Petaluma, CA, December 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8520A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520A-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 983 total, 41 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901223063959I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SELECTOR VALVE WORKING NORMAL.

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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