# Accident 19940904025379A: Beech C35BEECH, Rhinebeck, NY, September 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Airport: Rhinebeck Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9206° N, 73.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9206&lon=-73.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5291C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5291C-1994-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940904025379A

## Narrative

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

DEPART WITH 12 GAL. FUEL FOR SHORT FLIGHT. LOW FUEL UNPORTED ON APPROACH IN ROUGH AIR. STRUCK TREES LANDING SHORT.

## 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 NYC94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA168), Sep 4, 1994: Beech C35 (N5291C), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, resulting in fuel starvation and engine failure, and the subsequent collision with trees during a forced…

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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