- Date
- December 16, 1984, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oceano, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N137TWBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841216068809A
- Case key
- 24611
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made a forced landing after a total loss of power during the takeoff climb & the acft sustained substantial damage. In a subsequent conversation the plt stated that the fuel selector was either positioned on the left tip tank, or it was positioned in between the left tip & left main selection positions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N137TW
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9631
- Airframe hours
- 1,860
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barbara And Roland Holmes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 21, 1984 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- L52 · Oceano, CA
- Destination
- SBA · Santa Barbara, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25,141 total · 110 in this make and model · 24,910 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.