Event LAX83FVM02

1982-10-20 HOLLISTER, California, United States Airport · 307 Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N19473

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH F17D

Year of manufacture

1938 · 44 years old at event

Engine

JACOBS L6 (330 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560523

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A17A70

Registrant of record

SEE DAVID M

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N19473 Beech F17D Minor

Factual narrative

THE ENG QUIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF & THE ACFT LANDED IN AN ORCHARD. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE EMPTY FUSELAGE TANK. THE LEFT WING AUXILLARY TANK WAS EMPTY & THE RIGHT WING AUXILLARY TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY FULL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX83FVM02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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