# Accident 20180130006159A: Beech 35-A33, Helenwood, TN, January 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Helenwood, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4025° N, 84.5153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4025&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9378Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9378Y-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (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-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180130006159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N9378Y EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AS STATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A WOODED AREA.

## 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 ANC18FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA022), Jan 30, 2018: Beech 35 A33 (N9378Y), Helenwood, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the air start…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.