- Date
- March 18, 1983, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Torreon, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5395EBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830318008769A
- Case key
- 20841
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot, who was not certificated, stated that prior to departure he received a wx briefing by telephone from the fss. Enroute, after making several heading changes to avoid wx he found himself surrounded by low ceiling and precipitation. He decided to make a precautionary landing on a paved road. On the final turn, the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot had switched to his auxiliary tank just prior to deciding to land and neglected to switch back to the main tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5395E
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5908
- Airframe hours
- 3,629
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph French
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1982 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- 4AC · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- FMN · Farmington, NM
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 450 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.