# Accident 19931024040569A: Beech B35, Indian Springs, NV, October 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1993, 11:40 local time
- Place: Indian Springs, NV
- Airport: Indian Springs Af Aux Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5108° N, 115.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5108&lon=-115.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5005C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005C-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 7 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931024040569A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON RIGHT TANK. ALL TANKS FULL. TURNED SELECTOR TO OFF INSTEAD OF AUX. DISENGAGED HANDLE. UNABLE RESELECT.

## 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 LAX94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA022), Oct 24, 1993: Beech B35 (N5005C), Indian Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY OPERATE THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR RESTARTING THE ENGINE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE…

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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