# Incident 19870825054889I: Beech V35A, Blythe, CA, August 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6192° N, 114.7169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLYTHE (BLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6192&lon=-114.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,659 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825054889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. TRIED FOR BLYTHE AIRPORT BUT LANDED SHORT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N246WB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811018080559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018080559I), Oct 18, 1981: Beech V35A (N246WB), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Reported manifold pressure problems,kept power up on landing negating gear horn. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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