# Accident 20101117054559A: Beech 35-33, Roanoke, TX, November 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9994° N, 97.2310° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9994&lon=-97.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481-2014-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,945 total, 59 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117054559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N5481 FROM DAYTONA BEACH, FL (7FL6) TO RANOKE, TEXAS (52F) VIA TALLAHASSEE, FL AND JACKSON, MS FOR FUEL STOPS TO REPOSITION A/C FOR REGISTERED OWNER. PILOT STATES THAT WHEN HE MADE A LEFT BASE LEG TURN FOR RUNWAY 35 AT (52F) THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENTS. PILOT SENT A DISTRESS SIGNAL TO ALLIANCE TOWER, COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND FLEW AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SITE.PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT RECOVERY ON 11/23/2010, REMAINING FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM A/C WITH EIGHT GALLONS FOUND IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND FIFTEEN GALLONS FOUND IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK. ONE HALF GALLON FOUND IN THE RIGHT AUX TANK AND ONE QUART FOUND IN THE LEFT AUX TANK.

## 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 CEN11LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA076), Nov 18, 2010: Beech 35-33 (N5481), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power 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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