# Accident 19990509004849A: Beech A35, Phillipsburg, OH, May 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1999
- Place: Phillipsburg, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9100° N, 84.4002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9100&lon=-84.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N722B-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509004849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 NYC99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA109), May 9, 1999: Beech A35 (N722B), Phillipsburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation to the engine due to the pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks.

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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