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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech K35 · Boulder City, NV · March 12, 2010

Date: March 12, 2010 · 16:25 local
Place: Boulder City, NV
Airport: Boulder City Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5392E
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10FA158
Reported as: Beech K35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5392ERegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2010 · Beech K35S/N D-5883 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBeech K35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was fatally injured when the aircraft impacted a steel cable on an electrical power transmission line one half mile from the approach end of runway 33R at the Boulder City Airport in Nevada (kbvu). The pilot was dealing with a low fuel situation, a loss of power and while attempting to land at an alternate airport (Boulder City) with no power. The destination of the aircraft was henderson, NV (khnd). Radio transmissions by the pilot state he was low on fuel, required assistance and was gliding prior to impact.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A STEEL CABLE ON AN ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE ONE HALF MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 33R AT THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT IN NEVADA (KBVU). THE PILOT WAS DEALING WITH A LOW FUEL SITUATION, A LOSS OF POWER AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT (BOULDER CITY) WITH NO POWER. THE DESTINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS HENDERSON, NV (KHND). RADIO TRANSMISSIONS BY THE PILOT STATE HE WAS LOW ON FUEL, REQUIRED ASSISTANCE AND WAS GLIDING PRIOR TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10FA158Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBoulder City, NVA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management; also causal was his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines.Mar 13, 2010 · Substantial damage