- Date
- August 18, 1977
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5959CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770818024179A
- Case key
- 146238
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1982 77/8/18 ALBUQUERQUE,NM BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 325 TIME - 1700 N5959C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT STATED PWR LOSS DUE FAILURE TO CHANGE FUEL SELECTOR TO TANK THAT CONTAINED FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5959C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albuquerque Intl
N5959CRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.