# NTSB SEA79FYK32: Beech P35, N1752G, Sunriver, OR, September 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1979
- Place: Sunriver, OR · SUNRIVER, OR
- Location: 43.8821° N, 121.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunriver, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8821&lon=-121.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYK32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2630  79/9/21    SUNRIVER,OR         BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 658
        TIME - 1945                    N1752G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 444 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WATSONVILLE,CA              SUNRIVER,OR                  PORTLAND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 4 GALS IN RT TANK,NONE IN LEFT.DID NOT REFUEL ENROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1752G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1752G-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N D-6959, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunriver

## 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 19790921029029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921029029A), Sep 21, 1979: Beech 35BEECH, Sunriver, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to airport. Stalled aircraft during flare. Hit ground. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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