# NTSB NYC76FHM32: Beech C35, N1802D, Marlboro, NJ, July 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Marlboro, NJ · MARLBORO, NJ
- Location: 39.4871° N, 75.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4871&lon=-75.3246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2881  76/7/17    MARLBORO,NJ         BEECH C35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1700
        TIME - 1330                    N1802D              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEWOOD,NJ                 PRESTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL EXHAUSTED ABT 2 MI SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1802D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1802D-1976-09-08), registration cancelled 1976-09-08, S/N D-3071, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Preston

## 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 19760717022199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717022199A), Jul 17, 1976: Beech C35BEECH, Marlboro, NJ, Destroyed. Fuel exhausted abt 2 mi short of rwy.

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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