# Accident 20170829010519A: Beech M35, Havasu, AZ, August 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2017, 06:30 local time
- Place: Havasu, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339Z-2020-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 145 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170829010519A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING PROCEDURES INTO HAVASU AIRPORT LOST ENGINE POWER. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING INTO DESSERT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR17LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA190), Aug 29, 2017: Beech M35 (N339Z), Lake Havasu City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector valve during a tank switch, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the worn…

## Other reports on N339Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19800423050289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423050289I), Apr 23, 1980: Beech 35BEECH (N339Z), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear retract rod broken.

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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