32.3703° N, 99.1955° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Putnam, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 6, 2001 · 14:32 local
Place
Putnam, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5860C
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E2258
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total80 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During cruise flight engine losr power when pilot changed fuel selector valve from main to aux position. Reposition of fuel selector valve to left main and then right main with electric boost pump on did not restart engine. Minimum damage caused by rolling through single strand barbed wire during power off landing in farm field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE LOSR POWER WHEN PILOT CHANGED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM MAIN TO AUX POSITION. REPOSITION OF FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO LEFT MAIN AND THEN RIGHT MAIN WITH ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP ON DID NOT RESTART ENGINE. MINIMUM DAMAGE CAUSED BY ROLLING THROUGH SINGLE STRAND BARBED WIRE DURING POWER OFF LANDING IN FARM FIELD.