# Accident 19980418007249A: Beech M35, Las Vegas, NV, April 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2401° N, 115.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2401&lon=-115.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9703R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9703R-1998-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980418007249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS REPORTING ACFT WAS LOSING POWER AND GOING DOWN, CRASHED INTO THE YARD OF A HOME, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.4)WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN LEFT TO A DOWNWIND FOR LANDING.  AFTER COMPLETING THE LEFT TURN THE ENGINE QUIT ABOUT PATTERN ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SWITCHED TANKS SEVERAL TIMES IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO GET A RESTART.  THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK POSITION.  RECOVERY PERSONNEL REMOVED ABOUT 18 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANKS, 2 GALLONS FROM THE AUXILIARY AND 16 FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TANK.  THE LEFT FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED.  THE ESTIMATED FLIGHT TIME FROM DEPARTURE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS IS 1.5 HOURS, AND ACCORDING TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, THE ESTIMATED FUEL CONSUMPTION AT 75 PERCENT POWER WOULD BE 24.375 GALLONS FOR THAT TIME.                                                    (-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 LAX98LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA136), Apr 18, 1998: Beech M35 (N9703R), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel management and his failure to select the fullest tank for landing.

## Other reports on N9703R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851227069929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851227069929A), Dec 27, 1985: Beech M35 (N9703R), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Landed gear up in a field after engine quit. Water found in main fuel screen at tank selector.

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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