# Accident 20101008048619A: Beech A35, Blue Diamond, NV, October 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Blue Diamond, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0528° N, 115.4089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0528&lon=-115.4089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8402A-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101008048619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO POSSIBLE FUEL STARVATION.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON NEVADA STATE 159 NEAR THE TOWN OF BLUE DIAMOND, NV, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EMBANKMENT ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, SUBSEQUENTLY RIPPING THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS IN THE "RIGHT" WING TANK POSITION.  RIGHT WING TANK APPEARED TO BE EMPTY, LEFT TANK HAD FUEL APPROXIMATLEY TWO AND ON HALF INCHES FROM THE FILLER OPENING IN THE TOP OF THE WING.  QUANTITY IN THE "AUXILLARY" TANK COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.  THE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A BREACH IN THE RING WING TANK AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR11LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA004), Oct 8, 2010: Beech A35 (N8402A), Blue Diamond, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N8402A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850528028329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850528028329I), May 28, 1985: Beech A35 (N8402A), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Left main tire blew on landing. Ground looped with damage to right retraction rod and inboard gear door.

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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