# Accident 20090909025529A: Beech H35, Fredericksburg, PA, September 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2009, 14:25 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA
- Airport: Farmers Pride
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4428° N, 76.4417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4428&lon=-76.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5469D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5469D-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,002 total, 800 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA512) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090909025529A

## Narrative

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

AFTER 20-25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT , THE ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. SUBSEQUENT MISMANAGEMENT OF THE REMAINING FUEL RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## 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 ERA09LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA512), Sep 9, 2009: Beech H35 (N5469D), Fredericksburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's mismanagement of available fuel.

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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