# Accident 20021228034139A: Beech F35, Addison, TX, December 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2002, 11:48 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9539° N, 96.8097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9539&lon=-96.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3367C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3367C-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021228034139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADS TO THE SOUTH AT 1146. THE PILOT INFORMED THE ADS TOWER THAT HE WAS HEADED EASTWARD VFR. AT 1148 THE ADS TOWER RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE ADDISON POLICE DEPARTMENT. AT 1200 HOURS THE DAL-FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FAA SW COM-CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA AT THE CORNER OF WOODWIN ROAD AND BELTLINE ROAD IN ADDISON. NO MAN MADE CONSTRUCTIONS WERE STRUCK DURING THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE TOPS AND BROKE INTO FIVE MAJOR PIECES. SOME OF THE MAJOR PIECES LODGED IN THE TREES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE MAIN PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND COCKPIT AREA FELL TO THE GROUND. VISUAL REVIEW OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTRUMENTS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ANOMALIES. IT WAS NOTED THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK POSITION. THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALL ENGINE ACCESSORIES WERE EXTREMELY CLEAN. THE ENGINE OIL ON THE DIP STICK INDICATED THE OIL LEVEL WAS CORRECT AND ALSO THE OIL WAS VERY CLEAN (NEW OIL). THE PROP WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE WAS A SMALL DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PROP.

## 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 FTW03FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA067), Dec 28, 2002: Beech F-35 (N3367C), Addison, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply by his failure to switch fuel tank positions which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of…

## Other reports on N3367C (1)

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

- [Incident 19900303014409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303014409I), Mar 3, 1990: Beech F35 (N3367C), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear failed on landing rollout. Nose gear retract rod end bearing where it attaches to idler arm had failed.

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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