Beechcraft 35 N5BB

Summary

On 17 December 1999 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N5BB was involved in an accident near Hanover, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 December 1999 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanover, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.0996, -84.5491

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N5BB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntington → Port Austin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA048

1 person had minor injuries.

fuel starvation and the pilot's improper fuel tank selector position. A factor was the swampy terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. A police report stated, '[the pilot] stated that while switching fuel tanks to equalize weight, the engine quit. [The pilot] stated that he attempted to switch back to a different fuel tank and still had no response from the engine. [The pilot] stated that he attempted to use the manual fuel hand-pump with no response from the engine.' The pilot landed the airplane in a swampy field adjacent to a road. The aircraft contacted the ground and flipped over during the landing. A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed no fuel remained in the left fuel tank or auxiliary fuel tank, and approximately 2 inches of fuel remained in the right fuel tank when dipped. No anomalies were found with respect to the aircraft or it's systems. The pilot had purchased the aircraft earlier in the day.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.