19991217043159A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35BEECH · MI · December 17, 1999

Date: December 17, 1999 · 15:13 local
Place: MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5BB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA048
Reported as: Beech 35BEECH
Fatal injuries: 0

N5BBRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2013 · Beech 35S/N D-1401 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 17, 1999 while cruising at 2500 feet from owb to 29C aircraft N5BB engine sputtered and fuel flow flunctuated. The engine quit and could not restart using the other fuel tanks and wobble pump. Upon landing in the field the nose gear dug in and the a/c flipped on its back. On December 19 1999, GL23 inspectors found fuel in the right hand tank but not the left tank. The tank selector was extended in the wobble position towards the right hand position. The pilot provided a fuel receipt from owb for 43.3 gallons of fuel, topping off all the tanks. He stated that he had flown about 1 hour on the left tank and about 1/2 hour each on the right and aux tanks, plus a takeoff and 1/2 hour additional flight on the right tank out of huntington, IN., before the accident. On December 27, 1999 GL23 inspectors were able to confirm an unspecified amount of fuel in the aux tank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 1999 WHILE CRUISING AT 2500 FEET FROM OWB TO 29C AIRCRAFT N5BB ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FUEL FLOW FLUNCTUATED. THE ENGINE QUIT AND COULD NOT RESTART USING THE OTHER FUEL TANKS AND WOBBLE PUMP. UPON LANDING IN THE FIELD THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE A/C FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. ON DECEMBER 19 1999, GL23 INSPECTORS FOUND FUEL IN THE RIGHT HAND TANK BUT NOT THE LEFT TANK. THE TANK SELECTOR WAS EXTENDED IN THE WOBBLE POSITION TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND POSITION. THE PILOT PROVIDED A FUEL RECEIPT FROM OWB FOR 43.3 GALLONS OF FUEL, TOPPING OFF ALL THE TANKS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN ABOUT 1 HOUR ON THE LEFT TANK AND ABOUT 1/2 HOUR EACH ON THE RIGHT AND AUX TANKS, PLUS A TAKEOFF AND 1/2 HOUR ADDITIONAL FLIGHT ON THE RIGHT TANK OUT OF HUNTINGTON, IN., BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ON DECEMBER 27, 1999 GL23 INSPECTORS WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE AUX TANK.

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 CHI00LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHanover, MIfuel starvation and the pilot's improper fuel tank selector position. A factor was the swampy terrain.Dec 17, 1999 · Substantial damage