# Accident 20100312029089A: Beech K35, Boulder City, NV, March 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2010, 16:25 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9419° N, 114.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9419&lon=-114.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5392E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5392E-2010-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100312029089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA158), Mar 13, 2010: Beech K35 (N5392E), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A 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.

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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