- Date
- May 16, 1990, 21:45 local (May 17, 1990, 04:45 UTC)
- Place
- San Marcos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5586DBeech H35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900516022919A
- Case key
- 26807
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel management.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated he departed with 37 gallons of fuel for his night cross country flight. The aircraft has four auxiliary tanks and two main tanks. He stated the fuel was in the mains and auxiliaries. The engine failed prior to reaching his destination and he chose to land gear up in a field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5586D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5163
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phillip Milazzo
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- PSP · Palm Springs, CA
- Destination
- CRQ · Palomar, 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 638 total · 275 in this make and model · 575 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NFG, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.