# NTSB DEN79FQD07: Beech 35-C33, N5494U, Lordsburg, NM, May 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1979
- Place: Lordsburg, NM · LORDSBURG, NM
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&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 August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1488   79/5/4    LORDSBURG,NM        BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2173
        TIME - 1000                    N5494U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 279 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORDSBURG,NM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORDSBURG,NM                LONGBEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRESSURE LINE TO FUEL CONTROL ASSY SEPD FROM AN FITTING IN CONTROL ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5494U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5494U), registered now, S/N CD-1109, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lordsburg,Nm

## 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 19790504008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504008919A), May 4, 1979: Beech 35C33, Lordsburg, NM, Substantial damage. Engine failed after takeoff. Found fuel pressure line to the fuel control assembly had come loose.

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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