ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293146
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| Date: | Thursday 25 August 2005 |
| Time: | 07:50 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35-A33 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N337Z |
| MSN: | CD-228 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8615 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alturas, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montague-Siskiyou County Airport, CA (KSIY) |
| Alturas Municipal Airport, CA (KAAT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted terrain and a fence during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. According to the pilot, he checked the fuel tanks prior to departing on the flight and noted that the right main fuel tank was full, the left main tank was "partial", both auxiliary tanks were full and the tip tanks were empty. He flew the airplane to the destination airport utilizing the left fuel tank. As the flight neared the destination airport, the pilot switched the fuel tank selector from the left to the right tank. The engine began sputtering and lost power. The pilot turned on the fuel boost pump but the engine power did not improve. During the forced landing at the destination airport, the airplane landed short, bounced in the air and impacted a fence before coming to rest. According to a mechanic who examined the airplane after the accident, the left main fuel tank was empty and the right main fuel tank was almost full.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA279
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 16:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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