# Accident 20100713039849A: Beech 35-C33, Tolar, TX, July 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2010, 21:30 local time
- Place: Tolar, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3406° N, 97.9044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3406&lon=-97.9044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5827S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5827S-2011-03-02) (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 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100713039849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO A FIELD.  FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, AND THE SUMP SCREEN WAS COATED WITH A FINE DIRT-LIKE DEBRIS.  FUEL SCREEN AT ENGINE EXHIBITED A SMALL AMOUNT OF LINT AND WAS DRY.  PROPELLER AND PROPELLER SPINNER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ROTATION.

## 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 CEN10FA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA392), Jul 14, 2010: Beech 35C33 (N5827S), Tolar, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at night over a rural area, due to spatial disorientation.

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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