# Accident 19980823021569A: Beech B35, Iowa City, IA, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 12:40 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Airport: Iowa City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6506° N, 91.5293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6506&lon=-91.5293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5210C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5210C-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 75 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823021569A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT MADE AND EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. (-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND AFTER THE 2ND TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT., THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND USED THE HAND PUMP BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. A 90 DEGREE TURN WAS COMPLETED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD WAS SELECTED. THE AIRCRFT LANDED GEAR UP IN A CORNFIELD.                                          (.4) EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS 3/4 FULL OF A LIGHT BLUE COLORED FUEL.  THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE 20 GALLON AUXILIARY FUEL TANK WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1/2-3/4 FULL OF FUEL. THE ENGINE, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL E185-11, SERIAL NUMBER 26643-D-8-11, WAS SHIPPED TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS FOR EXAMINATION AND TESTING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.  THE TESTING AND EXAMINATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE LIMITATIONS SECTION OF THE BEECHCRAFT B35 PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) STATES, 'DO NOT TAKE OFF WHEN THE FUEL QUANTITY GAGES INDICATE                                                                        IN THE YELLOW BAND OR WITH LESS THAN 10 GALLONS IN EACH MAIN TANK.' FURTHERMORE, THE SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION OF FUEL TANK SELECTION IN THE POH STATES, 'IN NO CASE SHOULD A TAKE-OFF BE MADE...WITH LESS THAN 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH MAIN TANK.

## 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 CHI98LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA328), Aug 23, 1998: Beech B35 (N5210C), Iowa City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel starvation due to improper fuel management by the pilot-in-command. Also, the aircraft procedures and directives which were not followed by the pilot-in-command is an additional cause. The…

## Other reports on N5210C (2)

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

- [Incident 19910920049369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920049369I), Sep 20, 1991: Beech B35 (N5210C), Richmond, IN. Lost electrical power en route. Continued to destination. Generator cicuit breaker popped under co-pilot panel.
- [Incident 19871028077039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028077039I), Oct 28, 1987: Beech B35 (N5210C), Martinsburg, VA, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Found defective landing gear up limit switch.

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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