# Accident 19970805021279A: Beech V35B, Tullahoma, TN, August 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3698° N, 86.1995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3698&lon=-86.1995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9236Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9236Q-1998-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 97 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805021279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. SWITCHED TANKS NO START. HIT TREES. CRASHED. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 MIA97LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA227), Aug 5, 1997: Beech V35B (N9236Q), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper procedure by not placing the fuel selector on the tank with the most fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, a forced landing, and impact with a tree.

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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