ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291212
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 August 2016 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B |
| Owner/operator: | On File |
| Registration: | N23583 |
| MSN: | D-10087 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3669 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tea, SD (Y14) |
| Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Joe Foss Field), SD (FSD/KFSD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final during a practice instrument approach, the engine lost total power. An attempted engine restart and switching of the fuel tanks was unsuccessful. The flight instructor took control of the airplane from the pilot receiving instruction, and executed a forced landing to a corn field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The airplane was recovered from the field and about 1 cup of fuel was found in the right fuel tank, and the left wing fuel tank was about 3/4's full. The engine was functionally tested for about 10 minutes on the airframe with no anomalies noted. The pilot reported he did not check the wing fuel tanks during pre-flight and relied on the cockpit fuel gauges for fuel quantity.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately manage the available fuel supply, resulting in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate preflight by the pilot and flight instructor, and the flight instructor's failure to monitor the fuel levels.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN16CA364
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 2016 | N23583 | Private | 0 | North of Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD), Sioux Falls, SD | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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