Beechcraft 35 N5127C
24 February 2000 · Desert Center, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 2000 at about 21:45 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N5127C was involved in an accident near Desert Center, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Desert Center, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7605, -115.4690
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N5127C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wickenberg → 29 Palms
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel management, his inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, and his improper use of the fuel selector.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot departed Wickenberg, Arizona, for a flight to Lompoc, California. The pilot said he planned on an intermediate stop near Twentynine Palms, California, to purchase fuel. According to the pilot, he had topped the airplane off with an estimated 35 gallons of fuel prior to the flight. He took off on the left fuel tank and then switched to the right tank. He said he remembered looking at the right fuel tank and saw it was bouncing from 1/4 tank to nearly empty. He said he was about 40 miles east of his intended intermediate destination when the engine suddenly quit. He switched tanks back to the left tank and attempted to restart the engine, without success. He told investigators that he noticed the right tank going dry fast but elected to continue the flight. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right tank had about 3 ounces of fuel in it and the left tank was nearly full. The engine was run after the accident with no abnormalities noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2000 | Beechcraft 35 | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Monterey, California, United States | Betty L. Alair | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 2000 | Beechcraft 35-B33 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Glendale Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 35-P35 | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1999 | Beechcraft 35 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Beechcraft 35A | Linden, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-30 | Davis, California, United States | Travis AFB Aeroclub | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Cessna 150H | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2000 | Cessna 182L | Coulterville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 2000 | Cessna 152 | Palm Springs, California, United States | The FLT School At Palm Springs | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 2000 | Cessna 340A | Selma, California, United States | Yecny Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2000 | Cessna 172N | Palm Springs, California, United States | Bermuda Dunes Air Service | Minor injuries | - |