# Accident 19980827037299A: Beech V35B, Sagle, WA, August 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1998, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sagle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1805° N, 116.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1805&lon=-116.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980827037299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1,200' AGL, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY EXHAUSTED THE FUEL FROM THE LEFT MAIN TANK. PILOT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN FORCED LANDING PROCEDURES AND SELECTED THE FUEL TO THE RIGHT TANK. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND PILOT ACCOMPLISHED OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 SEA98LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA172), Aug 27, 1998: Beech V35B (N35MM), Sagle, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel starvation.

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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