# Accident 19970628016129A: Beech 35C33A, Camden, SC, June 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1997, 11:39 local time
- Place: Camden, SC
- Airport: Woodward Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2209° N, 80.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2209&lon=-80.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4863J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4863J-2000-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628016129A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SECOND TRY FOR NDB APPROACH. USABLE FUEL DEPLETED. CRASHED INTO TREES. FAILED HAVE PROPER IFR RESERVE (-23) ON JUNE 28, 1997, AT 1139 EDT, A BEECH 35, N4863J, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA OFF OF HIGHWAY 34 IN LUGOFF, SC, 8.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOODWARD FIELD, CAMDEN (CDN), SC, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT WOODWARD FIELD.  INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED JENNISON RIVERVIEW (08C), MI.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE NDB APPROACH.  THE NDB WAS CHECKED AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE SATISFACTORY.  WHE CHECKED, THE ENGINE HAD NO FUEL IN THE FLOW DIVIDER.  ALL THE FUEL FILTERS WERE CLEAN AND DRY.  THE LEFT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 GALLON OF FUEL, AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS DRY.

## 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 ATL97FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA090), Jun 28, 1997: Beech 35-C33A (N4863J), Lugoff, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: improper fuel management by the pilot by not positioning the fuel selector to the fullest tank for landing, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Trees in the…

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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