# Accident 20080615856259A: Beech G35, Creola, AL, June 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2008, 09:40 local time
- Place: Creola, AL
- Airport: Mark Reynolds/North Mobile Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9131° N, 87.9803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9131&lon=-87.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83LP-2008-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-B (registry code 17208, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,700 total, 1,326 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080615856259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE ON AN IMC FLIGHT PLAN FROM POINT, TX (TE74) TO BAY MINETTE, AL (1R8), N83LP EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 5,000 FEET.  AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PILOT CANCELLED IFR AND PROCEEDED TO CREOLA, AL (15A).  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WITHOUT POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND STRUCK THE GROUND THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE, ALSO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND LOWER COWLING WAS BROKEN AWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WITH THE TAIL ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DESTROYED.

## 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 MIA08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA120), Jun 15, 2008: Beech S35 (N83LP), Creola, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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