Beechcraft J-35 N8399J

Summary

On 23 July 1996 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft J-35 registered N8399J, operated by Harrell A. Hoskins, was involved in an accident near Lovelock, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 1996 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lovelock, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

40.3199, -118.1998

Aircraft

Beechcraft J-35

Registration

N8399J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harrell A. Hoskins

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lovelock → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA286

1 person was seriously injured.

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

The pilot performed 8 or 9 touch-and-go landings, and after liftoff, at approximately 200 feet agl, the engine lost power and quit. On previous takeoffs, at approximately 300 plus feet agl, he would switch from the main fuel tank to the auxiliary tanks, fly out about 5 miles and return. During the downwind leg of the pattern he would switch from the auxiliary tanks back to the left main tank for the touch-and-go landing. He stated that he thought that he may have lost fuel flow when the engine quit; however, he did not visually check the fuel pressure gauge. Postaccident examination of the fuel distributor valve, fuel pump vapor return line, and the fuel pump outlet line revealed that they were dry. He reported that he had been airborne for approximately 1.5 hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.