# Accident 20141105022569A: Beech A35, November 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2014, 12:10 local time
- Airport: Lake Havasu City, Az
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4839° N, 113.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4839&lon=-113.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141105022569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER 15 MINUTES AFTER SWITCHING TANKS.

AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 25 MILES SE OF LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD HEADING APPROX 300 DEGREES. UPON  LANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCK A YUCCA TREE WITH THE LEFT WING SHEARING THE WING IN HALF OUT BOARD OF THE FUEL TANKS.

AIRCRAFT RECOVERY PERSONNEL FOUND LESS THAN 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND 22 GALLONS IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK.  THE "RED" LIGHT FOR THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ILLUMINATED.

## 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 WPR15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA033), Nov 5, 2014: Beech A35 (N149DS), Havasu City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to properly operate the fuel selector valve.

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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