# Accident 20120428009879A: Beech V35B, Coalinga, CA, April 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2012, 10:10 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3475° N, 120.3103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3475&lon=-120.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2841W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2841W-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 580 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120428009879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. THE RIGHT MLG FOLDED AND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE COMPLETLY OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. THE ENGINE WILL BE DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED.

## 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 WPR12LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA188), Apr 28, 2012: Hawker Beech V35B (N2841W), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N2841W (1)

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

- [Incident 19810721056599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721056599I), Jul 21, 1981: Beech V35B (N2841W), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Lost electrical power, unable to manually extend gear. Landed wheels up. Dry battery. No aux gear defects.

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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