NTSB DEN84LA140 — 1984-04-30 · MOAB, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N3366C

Make / Model: BEECH F35
Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A3AF46

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3366C Beech F35 None

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT BACK ON THE RWY TO AVOID ROUGH TERRAIN BEYOND THE END. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN TANKS & THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK, BUT NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR OR RETURN LINE TO THE TANKS. THE LEFT AUXILIARY TANK WAS EMPTY. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK FOR TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT AFTER THE ENG BEGAN SPUTTERING, HE REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE AUXILIARY POSITION & OPERATED THE HAND WOBBLE PUMP, BUT POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. PROPELLER STRIKE MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE RWY & THE PROP BLADES HAD STRIATION MARKS. A FIBROUS MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK, BUT NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR OR CARBURETOR SCREEN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE ENG WAS STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY. THE ACFT WAS PLACARDED TO WARN THAT THE AUXILIARY TANKS WERE FOR USE IN LEVEL FLT ONLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA140.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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