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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F35 · Whitehall, WI · February 20, 1995

Date: February 20, 1995 · 15:23 local
Place: Whitehall, WI
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3871B
Reported as: Beech F35
Reported engine: Continental E2258
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total70 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days

N3871BRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Beech F35S/N D-4154 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech F35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on feb. 20, 1995 a Beechcraft F35, N3871B, operated by ted macaulay, owned by ed duber of united aero services inc., had an off airport landing. Approximately 1 mile south of Whitehall, Wisconsin landing in a field, collapsing the nose gear. One person on board, no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Investigation revealed that the aircraft had fuel depletion. It was found that the left inbd tank was empty. No fuel came out of the sump of the left inbd tank or the engine feed line. The fuel selector was selected for the left inbd tank. After the aircraft was removed from the field the engine was started and ran. All other tanks had fuel.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEB. 20, 1995 A BEECHCRAFT F35, N3871B, OPERATED BY TED MACAULAY, OWNED BY ED DUBER OF UNITED AERO SERVICES INC., HAD AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF WHITEHALL, WISCONSIN LANDING IN A FIELD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL DEPLETION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT INBD TANK WAS EMPTY. NO FUEL CAME OUT OF THE SUMP OF THE LEFT INBD TANK OR THE ENGINE FEED LINE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED FOR THE LEFT INBD TANK. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN. ALL OTHER TANKS HAD FUEL.