# NTSB IAD79FKM07: Beech S35, N5792K, Franklin, NC, January 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Franklin, NC · FRANKLIN, NC
- Location: 35.1794° N, 83.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1794&lon=-83.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1407  79/1/26    FRANKLIN,NC         BEECH S35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 160
        TIME - 1630                    N5792K              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,FL                 FRANKLIN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 1PT FUEL IN R TANK,2GAL IN L TANK,SEL ON L TANK.WITNESS OBS FUEL LEAKING FM TOP OF ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5792K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792K-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N D-7582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (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 19790126001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001539A), Jan 26, 1979: Beech S35, Franklin, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft's engine stopped when pilot switched fuel tanks. Unable restart. Crash landed. Cause undetermined.

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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