LAX79DVA60

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Oakdale, CA · August 17, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1979
Place
Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9517RBeech K35
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790817020389A
Case key
135306

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2017  79/8/17    OAKDALE,CA          BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 483
        TIME - 1000                    N9517R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   OAKDALE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           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)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9517R
Reported as
Beech K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oakdale Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9517R · 1

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