- Date
- July 27, 1981
- Place
- Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5835CBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810727045739A
- Case key
- 124524
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2369 81/7/27 NR.NAPA,CA BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 6000 TIME - 1200 N5835C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRESNO,CA LITTLE RIVER,CA VACAVILLE,CA 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 - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST PWR WHEN L TANK EMPTIED.PLT STATED UN TO START ENG USING RGT OR AUX TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5835C
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5835CRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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