# Accident 20190608006189A: Beech 35, Medford, OR, June 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3517° N, 122.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3517&lon=-122.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190608006189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MEDFORD AIRPORT (KMFR) ENROUTE TO BOISE IDAHO. SOON AFTER DEPARTING, AIRMAN REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. AIRPLANE LANDED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND STRUCK SOME TREES. PILOTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR19TA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA162), Jun 8, 2019: Beech 35 (N602BH), Medford, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel onboard, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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