# Accident 20020203001249A: Beech D45, Sansimeon, CA, February 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2002, 11:28 local time
- Place: Sansimeon, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6901° N, 121.1992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6901&lon=-121.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34NL-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020203001249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N34L BEECHCRAFT T-34 SERIAL NUMBER BG-139 WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ON THE SIDE OF US HIGHWAY 101, 1 MILE EAST OF SAN SIMEON, CA DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER NTSB NOTIFICATION, WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER PRIOR TO INSPECTION.                                                       (.19) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2002, AT 1128 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH D-45, N34NL, LOST POWER DURING CRUISE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR SAN SIMEON, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED BY THE NAS LEMOORE NAVY FLYING CLUB AND RENTED TO THE PILOT, WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NAS LEMOORE (NLC) ABOUT 1022, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT NLC.

## 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 LAX02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA077), Feb 3, 2002: Beech T-34B/D-45 (N34NL), San Simeon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane in which he failed to close the fuel drain resulting in a fuel leak and fuel exhaustion.

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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