# Accident 20071007022439A: Beech G35, Lexington, SC, October 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0172° N, 81.3331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0172&lon=-81.3331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4575D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575D-2017-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007022439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1600 MSL THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THEN QUIT. HE STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE AUX. AND THEN THE RIGHT TANK WITH NO RESPONSE. AT THIS TIME HE RAN THROUGH THE CHECKLIST AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST FUELED ON 09/15/2007 WITH 100LL FUEL, WITH A TACHOMETER READING OF 1200.66. THE TACH READING AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 1202.82. THIS IS A TOTAL TIME OF 2.16 HRS OF FLIGHT TIME ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE FUEL CAPACITY OF THE FUEL TANK IS 22 GAL AND A FUEL BURN OF 11 GPH AT CRUISE POWER.

## 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 NYC08CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA006), Oct 7, 2007: Beech G35 (N4575D), Lexington, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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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