# Accident 19880207005219A: Beech A35, Wheeler, IN, February 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1988, 14:18 local time
- Place: Wheeler, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5105° N, 87.1792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5105&lon=-87.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8568A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568A-1991-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 17 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DET02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880207005219A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST FUEL PRESSURE. CRASH LANDED. AIRCRAFT DISMANTLED PRIOR INVESTIGATION. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88DET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DET02), Feb 7, 1988: Beech A35 (N8568A), Wheeler, IN, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.