# Accident 20050415006229A: Beech J35, Bartlesville, OK, April 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2005, 12:20 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7622° N, 96.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7622&lon=-96.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8396D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8396D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,761 total, 3,760 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415006229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2005, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA, (BVO) IN A BEECHCRAFT BE-35, N8396D, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, INTENDING TO LAND AT BVO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ DESCRIBED THE ENGINE AS RUNNING "ROUGH" DURING THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, TRYING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY, AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF BVO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE HAD SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE "OFF" POSITION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 DFW05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA104), Apr 15, 2005: Beech J35 (N8396D), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadvertent and improper positioning of the fuel tank selector, which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

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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