ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382387
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Date: | Friday 18 March 1983 |
Time: | 12:00 LT |
Type: | Beechcraft K35 |
Owner/operator: | Ralph French |
Registration: | N5395E |
MSN: | D-5908 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3629 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-470-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Torreon, NM -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
Destination airport: | Farmington, NM |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT, WHO WAS NOT CERTIFICATED, STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE HE RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING BY TELEPHONE FROM THE FSS. ENROUTE, AFTER MAKING SEVERAL HEADING CHANGES TO AVOID WX HE FOUND HIMSELF SURROUNDED BY LOW CEILING AND PRECIPITATION. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PAVED ROAD. ON THE FINAL TURN, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT HAD SWITCHED TO HIS AUXILIARY TANK JUST PRIOR TO DECIDING TO LAND AND NEGLECTED TO SWITCH BACK TO THE MAIN TANKS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW83LA160 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA160
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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