# NTSB CHI82FEC03: Beech A-35, N484B, Troy, MI, October 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1981
- Place: Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&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 January 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2782  81/10/13   TROY,MI             BEECH A-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 689
        TIME - 1755                    N484B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,MI                     ST CLAIR,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARBON-LIKE SUBSTANCE FOUND IN ENG-DRIVEN PUMP.AUX,HAND PUMP NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N484B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484B-1983-08-17), registration cancelled 1983-08-17, S/N D1504 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Beaver

## 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 19811013066919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811013066919A), Oct 13, 1981: Beech 35BEECH, Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Hit tree landing. Fuel pump failed from ingesting forign material. Did not use aux pump.

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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