# Accident 19950128006099A: Beech 35BEECH, Sardis, MS, January 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sardis, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4293° N, 89.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4293&lon=-89.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5116C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116C-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 15 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950128006099A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED ON ROAD. TORE LOSE WINGS STRIKING ROAD SIGNS. FUEL SELECTOR PUMP HANDLE BROKE. UNABLE SELECT.

## 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 MIA95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA066), Jan 28, 1995: Beech 35 (N5116C), Sardis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY A FUEL SELECTOR STEM FAILURE, DUE TO WEAR, THAT PRECLUDED THE PILOT FROM SELECTING A FUEL TANK THAT HAD FUEL.

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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