# NTSB NYC08CA006: Beech G35, N4575D, Lexington, SC, October 7, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 7, 2007, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC) - Place: Lexington, SC - Coordinates: 34.017223, -81.333053 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0172&lon=-81.3331&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 66844 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA006 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66844/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA006 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate fuel management. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - fuel management - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - starvation - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - object - utility pole ## Analysis During cruise flight at 1,600 feet mean sea level, the engine "sputtered" and subsequently lost all power. At the time, the fuel selector was positioned to the left main fuel tank. The pilot attempted to restart the engine; however, the engine did not restart and the pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a road, substantially damaging the right wing. The pilot reported that he might have run the left fuel tank out of fuel. Examination of the left fuel tank revealed that it was empty, and the airplane had flown 2.16 hours since its last fueling. The left main fuel tank had a capacity of 22 gallons of fuel, and the engine consumed about 11 gallons per hour during cruise flight. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. ## Factual narrative The pilot was conducting a local flight in a Beech G35. About 30 minutes into the flight, at 1,600 feet mean sea level, the engine "sputtered" and subsequently lost all power. At the time, the fuel selector was positioned to the left main fuel tank. The pilot attempted to restart the engine utilizing the right main fuel tank and auxiliary fuel tanks; however, the engine did not restart. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a road. During the landing, the right wing struck a telephone pole and sustained substantial damage. During an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that he might have run the left fuel tank out of fuel. Examination of the left fuel tank by the FAA inspector revealed that it was empty. The FAA inspector also noted that the airplane had flown 2.16 hours, according to the tachometer, since its last fueling. The FAA inspector further stated that the left main fuel tank had a capacity of 22 gallons of fuel, and the engine consumed about 11 gallons per hour during cruise flight. The FAA inspector did not find any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4575D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575D-2017-02-17), registration cancelled 2017-02-17, S/N D-4727, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech G35 - Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4727 - Airframe hours: 5945 - Engines: Continental E-225 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Thomas L Clark - Registered owner: JOVIC Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2006, 28 hours before - Departed: CUB, Columbia, SC - Destination: CUB - Airport: CUB, Columbia Owens Downtown Airpor ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 2,700 total, 223 in this make and model, 2,619 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: CUB, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20071007022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007022439A), Oct 7, 2007: Beech G35, Lexington, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that while in cruise flight at an altitude of 1600 MSL that the engine started to sputter and then quit. He stated that he switched fuel… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.