# NTSB LAX72DUJ55: Beech B35, N5078C, Phoenix, AZ, November 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1971
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3435  71/11/13   PHOENIX,ARIZ        BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 245
        TIME - 1055                    N5078C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R TNK FOUND ABT 3/4 FULL AFT ACDNT,PLT SAID WAS ABT 3/4 FULL AT PREFLT.L TNK RUPTURED IN CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5078C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5078C-1972-10-18), registration cancelled 1972-10-18, S/N D-2340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turf

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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