# Accident 20091110053659A: Beech 35-B33, Chico, CA, November 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7903° N, 121.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7903&lon=-121.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9617Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9617Y-2010-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,277 total, 950 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091110053659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT THE AIRPORT OF DESTINATION, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. SHE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED GAS TANKS BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. SHE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFTS FUEL TANKS WERE FULL WHEN SHE DEPARTED HILLSBORO AIRPORT OR. FOR CHICO AIRPORT. SHE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR 3 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES AND SHOULD HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR10LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA053), Nov 11, 2009: Beech 35-B33 (N9617Y), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during final approach for undetermined reasons.

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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