- Date
- July 29, 1982, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Calamus, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3476BBeech E-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820729033739A
- Case key
- 70094
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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
While demonstrating the use of the acft's fuel system during eng runup, the plt mistakingly left the fuel selector on the fuselage aux tank which contained only a small amount of fuel. When the eng quit after lift-off, the plt moved the selector to the left main tank which was about 1/2 full but in his haste overshot the detent. The eng failed to restart & the acft landed gear up in a corn field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3476B
- Reported as
- Beech E-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-3702
- Airframe hours
- 7,503
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- West Clinton Co. Flying Club
- Registered owner
- West Clinton Co. Flying Club
- Departed
- 5C3 · Calamus, IA
- Destination
- 5C3 · Calamus, IA
- Airport
- 5C3 · Eastvold, runway 27, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 67
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,300 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 6,178 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.