Beechcraft C35 N16W
9 July 1980 · Spring Valley, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 July 1980 at about 17:45 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N16W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Spring Valley, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring Valley, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ramapo Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C35
- Registration
- N16W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3493
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SEL IN AUX POS, UNAPPROVED MERCURY AUX FUEL TK HAD RESIDUAL FUEL ONLY.STEEP L TURN AFT TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1980 | Beechcraft C35 | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft C35 | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1981 | Beechcraft C35 | Spanish Forks, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 1979 | Beechcraft C35 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Basler Flight | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1979 | Beechcraft C35 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | Basler Flt.ser | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft C35 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |