# Accident 19960922029099A: Beech N35, Minot, ND, September 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: Minot International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2301° N, 101.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2301&lon=-101.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1368Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1368Z-2000-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960922029099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL AND LANDED TWO MILES EAST OF RUNWAY. (-23) WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM ST. PAUL, MN, AIRPORT TO MINOT, ND AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT ON A 2 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO MINOT, ND AIRPORT AT APPROX. 800'AGL. THE PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT DID NOT GET IT STARTED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD 2 MILES EAST OF MINOT, ND AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FORGOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI96LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA343), Sep 23, 1996: Beech BE-35 (N1368Z), Minot, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel management was not performed and starvation of the fuel system. A factor involved was inadequate in-flight planning/decision.

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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