# NTSB LAX79FUJ47: Beech 35, N4290D, Maricopa, AZ, February 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1979
- Place: Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0805   79/2/7    MARICOPA,AZ         BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 820
        TIME - 1545                    N4290D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,AZ                 SANTEE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL TANK COOLER SCAVENGE LINED DISCONNECTED.PILOT FAILED TO SECURE PROPERLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4290D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4290D-2007-12-06), registration cancelled 2007-12-06, S/N D-4510, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, 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 19790207007669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207007669A), Feb 7, 1979: Beech G35, Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot owner did not reconnect oil drain correctly after oil change resulting in emergency landing.

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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