# Accident 20061109026669A: Beech D35, Shelton, WA, November 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2006, 12:05 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2261° N, 123.1731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2261&lon=-123.1731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2843V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2843V-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061109026669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ABOUT 1 NAUTICAL MILE SOUTHWEST OF SANDERSON FIELD (SHN), SHELTON, WA. AN ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING TANK OR AFT AUX FUEL TANK. FIRST RESPONDERS, WHO ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH, REPORTED NO SMELL OF FUEL IN THE AREA UPON THEIR ARRIVAL. A WITNESS TO THE CRASH REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IN A SLOW DESCENT TOWARD THE RUNWAY, THEN OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE PITCH UP, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING DROPPING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A SPIRAL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 SEA07FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA016), Nov 9, 2006: Beech D35 (N2843V), Shelton, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the subsequent forced landing. A factor…

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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