19990509004849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Phillipsburg, OH · May 9, 1999

Date: May 9, 1999
Place: Phillipsburg, OH
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N722B
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA109
Reported as: Beech A35
Fatal injuries: 0

N722BRegistration cancelled May 1, 2000 · Beech A35S/N D-1729 Airframe modelBeech A35

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What happened

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Acft lost power while returning to land, landed in a farm field, and lost all of its landing gear on an embankment, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) while at cruise, engine lost power, pilot elected to make emergency landing in farm field, with substantial damage to aircraft. No injury to pilot and minor injury to passenger. Investigation revealed fuel selector was set to right fuel tank and right fuel tank was empty. Left fuel tank was full. Maintenance records were checked and no discrepancies found.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST POWER WHILE RETURNING TO LAND, LANDED IN A FARM FIELD, AND LOST ALL OF ITS LANDING GEAR ON AN EMBANKMENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) WHILE AT CRUISE, ENGINE LOST POWER, PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FARM FIELD, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURY TO PILOT AND MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET TO RIGHT FUEL TANK AND RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FULL. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE CHECKED AND NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99LA109Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhillipsburg, OHFuel starvation to the engine due to the pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks.May 9, 1999 · Substantial damage