# Accident 19930827031409A: Beech V35A, Knoxville, TN, August 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8604° N, 84.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8604&lon=-84.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7733R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7733R-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930827031409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT.  LANDED IN TREES. CORROSIVE MATERIAL IN FLOSCAN TRANSDUCER. BLOCKED FUEL.SAT IDLE FOR YEARS

## 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 ATL93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA148), Aug 27, 1993: Beech V35A (N7733R), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION DUE TO BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL FLOSCAN TRANSDUCER. A FACTOR WAS INSUFFICIENT FAA INSPECTION…

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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