# Accident 20010719019199A: Beech J35, Las Vegas, NV, July 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2001, 15:50 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0802° N, 115.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0802&lon=-115.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3014C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3014C-2004-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010719019199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1550 PDT ON JULY 19, 2001, DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LAS RWY 19R AT APPROX 150-200 FT AGL, BE-35 N3014C, LOST POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A STRIP OF DIRT APPROX 1/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 19R. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE HARD LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT/SENSED A LOSS OF THRUST JUST AFTER HE MADE A SMALL INCREASE TO THE THROTTLE. PILOT STATED THAT HE DEP EMT AIRPORT WITH 60 GALS OF FUEL, 20 IN EACH MAIN, 10 IN EACH AUX. HE STATED THAT HE USED 10 GALS FROM THE L/H MAIN TANK AND THEN SWITCHED TO THE AUX TANKS-FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT.  UPON INSP, THE AUX TANKS WERE EMPTY AND THE MAINS FULL. FURTHER INSP FOUND THE FUEL LINES EMPTY FWD OF THE FIREWALL AND THAT THE AUX TANK INPUT LINES TO THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WERE COMPLETELY DRY.  TOTAL FLT TIME WAS 1 HR AND 35 MINS.

## 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 LAX01LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA247), Jul 19, 2001: Beech J35 (N3014C), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with the airplane flight manual, resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent forced landing on rough terrain.

## Other reports on N3014C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800806034699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034699A), Aug 6, 1980: Beech J35 (N3014C), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed gear up beyond runway. Found mutal pieces blocking fuel pump just repaired.

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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