# NTSB CEN25LA082: Beech N35, N1206Z, Plainview, TX, January 17, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 16, 2025, 19:06 local (Jan 17, 2025, 01:06 UTC) - Place: Plainview, TX - Coordinates: 34.17, -101.72 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1700&lon=-101.7200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - LBB FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199567 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA082 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199567/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199567 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA082 ## Probable cause Fuel starvation due to fuel migration during the pilot induced slipping maneuver. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech N35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=1151528), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech N35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=1151528), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of policy/procedure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech N35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md?model=1151528), [All aircraft, 191 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech N35, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=1151528), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while approaching to land he placed the airplane into a slip using right rudder and left aileron in order to lose excess altitude. When the airplane was about 100 ft. above the ground the engine stopped producing power. The pilot suspected that fuel flow to the engine was interrupted because the fuel migrated away from the fuel pickup during the slip resulting in a loss of engine power. He reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1206Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1206Z), registered now, S/N D-6678 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH N35 - Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-6678 - Airframe hours: 6008 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-470-N 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2024, 30 hours before - Airport: PVW, Hale County, runway 04/22, 5,997 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 4,131 total, 399 in this make and model, 4,131 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 210° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KPVW - METAR: KPVW 170055Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 05/M12 A3010 RMK AO2 T00451116 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250116000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250116000159A), Jan 16, 2025: Beech N35, Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. On 01/16/2025 at approximately 1906 local time a Beechcraft N35 bearing registration [privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged during a forced landing… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199567. 2.5 MB in all. - Accident photographs (item 1, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 888 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18252069&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 2, PDF, 10 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18255082&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. 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