# Accident 20090503006399A: Beech 35C33, Dallas, TX, May 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2009, 21:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528BM-2009-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 880 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090503006399A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 3, 2009, ABOUT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A DEBONAIR BE-35-C33, N528BM, CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AT ADDISON AIRPORT, ADDISON TEXAS (KADS).  BOTH COMMERCIAL PILOTS SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WERE ADMITTED AT PARKLAND HOSPITAL, DALLAS TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET TO THE RIGHT MAIN WING TANK BEFORE TAKEOFF.  SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION IN THE RIGHT TANK.  THE PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CRASHED SECONDS LATER.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED 22 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK.  0 IN THE RIGHT TANK.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ADDISON AIRPORT, KADS AND WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN09LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA274), May 4, 2009: Beech 35-C33 (N528BM), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilots' 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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