# NTSB IAD76DKM26: Beech 35, N545B, Canton, NC, January 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1976
- Place: Canton, NC · CANTON, NC
- Location: 35.5364° N, 82.8385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5364&lon=-82.8385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1670   76/1/9    CANTON,NC           BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1445                    N545B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  652 TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA,TN              ASHEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL IN L AND R TANKS,AUX TANK EMPTY.FUEL SEL PSN AUX TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N545B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545B-2013-04-19), registration cancelled 2013-04-19, S/N D-1563, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- 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

## 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 19760109000619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760109000619A), Jan 9, 1976: Beech A35, Canton, NC, Substantial damage. Fuel in l and r tanks,aux tank empty. Fuel sel psn aux 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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