Beech A35 accident near Blue Diamond, NV
On October 8, 2010, a Beech A35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blue Diamond, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 8, 2010
- Place
- Blue Diamond, NV
- Aircraft
- Beech A35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.053°N, 115.409°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101008X70224
Official records · WPR11LA004
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 8, 2010, about 1145 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Beech A35, N8402A, lost engine power and crashed during a forced landing near Blue Diamond, Nevada. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The cross-country personal flight departed Palm Springs, California, about 1000, with a planned destination of North Las Vegas, Nevada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane was being flown by the pilot, and the passenger was her husband, who was rated as a pilot, but did not have a current medical. While on approach to land at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), the airplane lost engine power, and the pilot attempted to land the airplane on Nevada State Road 159 near the town of Blue Diamond, approximately 16 miles southwest of the North Las Vegas Airport (13 miles west-southwest of McCarran International Airport). The pilot told investigators the engine quit; she slowed the airplane down to 80 knots, and began to circle looking for a suitable landing site. She tried to switch the fuel selector to several positions in an attempt to get the engine to restart, but was unsuccessful. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a Beech A35, serial number D-1814. A review of the airplane’s logbooks revealed that the airplane had a total airframe time of 7,744.37 hours at the last annual inspectio
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
