# Accident 20040404005179A: Beech C35BEECH, Big Rapids, MI, April 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2004, 14:50 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Roben-Hood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7225° N, 85.5039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7225&lon=-85.5039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1922D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1922D-2006-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 285 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404005179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A ONE HOUR TEST FLIGHT AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD APPROX 1000' SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A SOD PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. FUEL REMAINING IN THE SELECTED TANK (RT) HAD 2.5 GALS FUEL, THE LT TANK CONTAINED 6 GALLONS, THE AUX TANK WAS FULL.

## 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 CHI04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA099), Apr 4, 2004: Beech C35 (N1922D), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper fuel management which led to fuel starvation.

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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