# Accident 20020327007989A: Beech A35, Rio Linda, CA, March 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2002, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Rio Linda Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6750° N, 121.4444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6750&lon=-121.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8428A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8428A-2004-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020327007989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/27/2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:20 HOURS, N6428A, A BEECHCRAFT 35-A35, SERIAL NUMBER D-1842, DEPARTED RIO LINDA AIRPORT, CA (Q94) ENROUTE FOR THE SOUTH BAY AREA WITH THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ABOARD. WITNESSES REPORTED TO SACRAMENTO CITY POLICE OFFICERS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FEET WHEN THEY HEARD THE ENGINE COUGH AND SAW THE PLANE BANK TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN LOST FROM SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT THE EDGE OF MAGPIE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RIO LINDA AIRPORT, RUNWAY 17. SEE INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT IN THIS FILE FOR DETAILS.

## 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 LAX02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA117), Mar 27, 2002: Beech A35 (N8428A), Rio Linda, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate fuel system management and failure to follow procedures and directives in the Pilot Operating Handbook listed by…

## Other reports on N8428A (1)

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

- [Incident 20010603036139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603036139I), Jun 3, 2001: Beech A35 (N8428A), Riolinda, CA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC failed to ensure landing gear down and locked during touch and go exercises. Realized mistake applied max power and went around. However minor damage…

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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