# NTSB IAD79FLQ18: Beech 35, N3393V, Maysville, KY, July 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1979
- Place: Maysville, KY · MAYSVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.6500° N, 83.7930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maysville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6500&lon=-83.7930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3398  79/7/15  NR.MAYSVILLE,KY       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 198
        TIME - 2010                    N3393V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING MASON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MAYSVILLE,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR-WOBBLE PUMP HANDLE SEPARATED FROM FUEL UNIT ASSY.PIN MISSING,SCREW SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3393V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3393V-1980-02-01), registration cancelled 1980-02-01, S/N D-868, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fleming Mason

## 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 19790715024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715024499A), Jul 15, 1979: Beech 35BEECH, Maysville, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot switch fuel selector. Handle came off in his hand. Selector was on empty auxillary 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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