# Incident 20030609017149I: Beech 19A, Candor, NY, June 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Candor, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2284° N, 76.3367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candor, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2284&lon=-76.3367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6537T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6537T-2004-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609017149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06-09-03, A BEECH 19 REGISTERED TO THE PARTNERSHIP OF REESE JONES AND GEORGE PENNELL AS N6537T MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMERS FIELD IN CANDOR, NY, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PIC STATED HE WAS NOT 100% SURE THAT HE SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT TANK WHICH WAS EMPTY TO THE RIGHT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT THRU A DRAINAGE DITCH. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME AND PROP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR IN TRICITIES AIRPORT, ENDIOTT, NY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6537T (2)

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

- [Accident 19800422010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422010179A), Apr 22, 1980: Beech 19A (N6537T), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike post during taxi after landing. Claims whirlwind caught airplane.
- [Accident 19740613018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740613018199A), Jun 13, 1974: Beech 19A (N6537T), Toledo, OH, Substantial damage. Left main gear failed after acft struck by lighting.

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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