# NTSB FTW79FQG28: Beech B35, N5266C, Kalgary, TX, April 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1979
- Place: Kalgary, TX · KALGARY, TX
- Location: 33.4090° N, 101.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalgary, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4090&lon=-101.1485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0625  79/4/11    KALGARY,TX          BEECH B35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 184
        TIME - 1830                    N5266C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FORT WORTH,TX               LUBBOCK,TX                   JAYTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR FOUND ON EMPTY R TANK.4GAL FUEL FOUND IN LEFT TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5266C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5266C-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N D-2659, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790411008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411008319A), Apr 11, 1979: Beech B35, Kalgary, TX, Destroyed. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Selector on empty right tank. Four gallons found in left tank.

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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