# Accident 20050825020299A: Beech 35A33, Alturas, CA, August 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2005, 07:50 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Airport: Alturas Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4831° N, 120.5653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4831&lon=-120.5653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337Z-2007-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050825020299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TO THE FULLEST TANK FOR DESCENT IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT AAT. THE ENGINE OPERATION BECAME ROUGH WITHA LOSS OF POWER. RESTORATION OF NORMAL POWER WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE 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 LAX05LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA279), Aug 25, 2005: Beech 35-A33 (N337Z), Alturas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons.

## Other reports on N337Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19871005065479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871005065479I), Oct 5, 1987: Beech 35A33 (N337Z), Woodland, CA, Minor damage. The right main gear partially retracted during landing. Cause of malfunction was not determined.

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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