# NTSB MIA76FKG39: Beech B35, N5237C, Atlanta, GA, January 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1976
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0432  76/1/22    ATLANTA,GA          BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 888
        TIME - 1000                    N5237C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEACHTREE-DEKALB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,SC               ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD,ON R TANK 40 MIN BFR ENG QUIT.L TANK EMPTY R FULL.FUEL SELECT/WOBBLE PUMP DWN TO ENGAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5237C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5237C-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N D-2582, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peachtree-Dekalb

## 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 19760122001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760122001959A), Jan 22, 1976: Beech B35, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Plt rptd,on r tank 40 min bfr eng quit.l tank empty r full. Fuel select/wobble pump dwn to engage.

## Other investigations on N5237C (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA109), Mar 30, 1982: Beech B35 (N5237C), Dulce, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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