- Date
- September 8, 1982, 18:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Topsham, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4454SBeech 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820908044709A
- Case key
- 72846
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - starvationCause
Fuel tank selector position - inattentiveCause
Emergency procedure - not performedCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftCause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - open field
Analysis
Engine quit and pilot made forced landing in open field. Fuel selector was found on right tank which was empty. Left tank was full. Fuel lines were dry.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4454S
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-9774
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Ames
- Registered owner
- Robert Ames
- Departed
- BTV · Burlington, VT
- Destination
- Lewiston, ME
N4454SRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2011 · Beech V35BAirframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,002 total · 34 in this make and model · 423 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.