# Incident 20060510006339I: Beech 35BEECH, Bakersfield, CA, May 10, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3414V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3414V-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060510006339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, DEPARTED EXETER, CA ON A VFR FLIGHT TO CAMARILLO, CA BELIEVING HE HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL. WHILE PROCEEDING SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD, CA HE NOTICED BOTH FUEL GUAGES INDICATED EMPTY, DIVERTED TO A SMALL PRIVATE STRIP NEAR BAKERSFIELD, CA, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1730PDT. HE DETERMINED THAT HE WAS EITHER OUT OF OR NEARLY OUT OF FUEL. LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDED AND NOTIFIED FAA. THE PILOT SPEND THE NIGHT AT A MOTEL AND OBTAINED 20 GALLONS OF AVGAS THE NEXT DAY. HE THEN TOLD PERSONNEL AT THE STRIP THAT HE WAS INTENDING TO LAND AT CAMARILLO IN 30 MINUTES AND WAS OBSERVED TO TAKEOFF AT APPROX 1000PDT. DURING THIS FLIGHT, HE DIVERTED TO SANTA PAULA, CA DUE TO LOW OVERCAST AT HIS ORIGINAL PLANNED DESTINATION. HE THEN DID NOT CONTACT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO BECAME CONCERNED WHEN HE FAILED TO ARRIVE AS PLANNED. EVENTUALLY HE CONTACTED THEM SOME 2 OR 3 HOURS LATER. FAA INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND HAD BEEN DENIED ON HIS LAST APPLICATION IN 2004. THE PILOT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO STATE HIS RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OR FLIGHT REVIEW STATUS.

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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