# NTSB CHI79FEE49: Beech E-35, N3293C, Deer Grove, IL, April 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1979
- Place: Deer Grove, IL · DEER GROVE, IL
- Location: 41.6097° N, 89.6866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6097&lon=-89.6866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1815  79/4/17    DEER GROVE,IL       BEECH E-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 3832
        TIME - 1745                    N3293C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER GROVE RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEER GROVE,IL               DIXON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP,THOMPSON MODEL TF1900-2 S/N TF471267W,PRODUCED 8.5PSI.REC PRESSURE 13.5PSI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3293C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3293C), registered now, S/N D-3960, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Grove Rla

## 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 19790417020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417020099A), Apr 17, 1979: Beech E35, Deer Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit during initial takeoff climb when pilot turned off auxiliary fuel pump. Engine fuel pump defective.

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.

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