# Accident 19960723019209A: Beech J35, Lovelock, NV, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3199° N, 118.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3199&lon=-118.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8399J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399J-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723019209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT PERFORMED 8 OR 9 TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, AND AFTER LIFTOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT.  ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 PLUS FEET AGL, HE WOULD SWITCH FROM THE MAIN FUEL TANK TO THE AUXILIARY TANKS, FLY OUT ABOUT 5 MILES AND RETURN.  DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN HE WOULD SWITCH FROM THE AUXILIARY TANKS BACK TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK FOR THE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.  HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE MAY HAVE LOST FUEL FLOW WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE.  POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR VALVE, FUEL PUMP VAPOR RETURN LINE, AND THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET LINE REVEALED THAT THEY WERE DRY.  HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS.

## 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 LAX96LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA286), Jul 23, 1996: Beech J-35 (N8399J), Lovelock, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation.

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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