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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35-33 · West Palm Beach, FL · September 16, 1996

Date
September 16, 1996 · 07:27 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N108VW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA127
Reported as
Beech 3533
Reported engine
Continental IO470J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,349 total1,300 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power during switching from left tank to right tank. Fuel selector missing roll pin. Pilot performed annual.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER DURING SWITCHING FROM LEFT TANK TO RIGHT TANK. FUEL SELECTOR MISSING ROLL PIN. PILOT PERFORMED ANNUAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.