Sanford Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Sanford, Florida 32771
Saturday, May 5, 1984 14:37 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ENG LOST POWER WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THEN SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, ACTIVATED THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP & WORKED THE RELATED WOBBLE PUMP AS FAST AS HE COULD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENG POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND CARTWHEELED INTO A PARKING LOT. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. ABOUT 10 GAL OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK & AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS IN THE AUX TANK. THE WOBBLE PUMP/FUEL SELECTOR ASSEMBLY'S TANK SELECTOR VALVE, PN 35-924068, WAS MODIFIED, BUT WAS NOT INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURE'S SPECIFICATION. THE SELECTOR'S DETENT BALL, PN35-921166, WAS MISSING & THE ASSEMBLY'S SPRING WAS RIDING ON THE VALVE. ALSO, THE ASSEMBLY'S HOUSING, PN 35-921185, WAS DAMAGED. IN THIS CONDITION, THE PLT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT POSITION OF THE SELECTOR VALVE. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED IT HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/5/1984
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1437
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City SANFORD
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 32771
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SANFORD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID X04
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 57
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1437 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID SFB
Elevation of weather observation facility 57
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 764
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 24469
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2830V
NTSB Number MIA84FA161
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model 35
Aircraft Series Identifier 35
Aircraft Serial Number D-235
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 11 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 85
Airframe Hours 4456
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MARC. C. WEINER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4345 HIGHWAY 20, P.O.BOX 487
Aircraft Owner City BUFORD
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30518
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Business
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code X04
Departure City PLYMOUTH
Departure State FL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1427
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 8000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --