# Accident 19991216047839A: Beech N35, Englewood, CO, December 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1999, 15:01 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6391° N, 104.9904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6391&lon=-104.9904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9468Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9468Y-2018-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 26 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991216047839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 1999, AT 1501 MST, A BEECH N-35, N9468Y, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO, FOLLOWING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. (.4) DURING DESCENT IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT THE COMPLETION OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXECUTED THE CHECKLIST, WHICH INCLUDED SWITCHING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE 'FULLEST' TANK. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON TERRAIN, WHICH WAS UNSUITABLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FUSELAGE, AND WINGS. DURING A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN THE ENGINE PERFORMED IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE PILOT TOLD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HE HAD INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF THE FUEL WHEN HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS.

## 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 DEN00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA029), Dec 16, 1999: Beech N-35 (N9468Y), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A forced landing on unsuitable terrain due a complete loss of power. A factor was the pilot inadvertently placing the fuel selector to the off position while executing the approach for landing…

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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