NTSB ATL83LA177 — 1983-05-06 · FITZGERALD, Georgia, United States

Current FAA registration · N9526R

Make / Model: BEECH K35
Year of manufacture: 1959 · 24 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19590820
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD3F4F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9526R Beech K35 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD OFF THE AIRPORT AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL DURING A GO- AROUND. THE PILOT WHO WAS BEING CHECKED OUT IN THIS ACFT BY AN INSTRUCTOR WAS TRAINED IN A C-172 WHICH HAS DIFFERENCES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THESE PECULIARITIES WERE DISCUSSED BY CFI AND THE PRIVATE PILOT BEING INSTRUCTED. DURING AN APPROACHFOR ONE OF THE LANDINGS THE CFI TOLD THE PILOT TO GO-AROUND. AT ABOUT 300 FT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SAID HE SWITCHEDTHE FUEL SELECTOR TO ANOTHER TANK. DURING THE LANDING MADE BY THE CFI THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND SEPARATED. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED BOTH MAIN TANKS FULL AND THE AUXILLIARY TANKS NEARLY EMPTY. A DECAL WARNS AGAINST USING THE AUXILLIARY TANKS IN OTHER THAN LEVEL FLT. THE 'BOTH' POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE CESSNA 172 CORRESPONDS TO THE AUXILLIARY POSITION IN THIS ACFT. THE ENGINE OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT WAS STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT WITH THE SELECTOR ON LEFT MAIN TANK POSITION. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA177.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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