# NTSB IAD75FKW08: Beech A35, N756B, Tullahoma, TN, December 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1974
- Place: Tullahoma, TN · TULLAHOMA, TN
- Location: 35.3734° N, 86.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tullahoma, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3734&lon=-86.2183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW08-144854

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4265  74/12/21   TULLAHOMA,TENN      BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 800
        TIME - 1630                    N756B               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM NORTHERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              TULLAHOMA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP THOMPSON TF 1900 WORN,HOLE IN PRES DIAPHRAGM.AUX FUEL PUMP OK.ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756B), registered now, S/N D-1764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: William Northern

## 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 19741221041799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741221041799A), Dec 21, 1974: Beech A35, Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. Fuel pump thompson tf 1900 worn,hole in pres diaphragm. Aux fuel pump ok.ELT did not activate.

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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