# Accident 20030724016799A: Beech V35B, Livermore, CA, July 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2003, 10:54 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386TC-2008-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030724016799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING DIRECT FROM RENO NV TO REID HILVIEW AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED THAT AT 6500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER THEN POWER DROPPED FROM 2400 RPM TO IDLE. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE. PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY WAS 35-40 GALLONS, 1/4 TO 1/2 TANK OF FUEL IN THE LEFT HAND WING; FUEL QTY INDICATOR IN YELLOW ARC, 15 GALLONS, 1/4 TANK IN RIGHT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH OAKLAND CENTER AND SWITCHED AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS TO LIVERMORE (LVK) ATC TOWER. LVK CLEARED AIRCRAFT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO LVK. LVK ADVISED PILOT OF A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (MEADOW LARK) LOCATED BEHIND AIRCRAFT. PILOT ABORTED LANDING AT LVK, TURNED AIRCRAFT TOWARD MEADOW LARK AND COULD NOT MAKE FIELD. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON A GRAVEL PARKING LOT IN A RV STORAGE AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN AREA BETWEEN 2 ROWS OF RVS. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING CLIPPED A RV CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H FRONT CORNER OF RV. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED INTO A FENCE WHICH STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED SITTING ON THE DAMAGED FENCE AND A ROW OF GRAPE VINES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX03LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA243), Jul 24, 2003: Beech V35B (N386TC), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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