# Accident 19880209002169A: Beech M35, San Jose, CA, February 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3300° N, 121.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3300&lon=-121.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2036C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2036C-2011-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 24 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880209002169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. LANDED IN A MALL PARKING LOT. SHOP RAGS AND PLASTIC BAGS IN FUEL TANKS.

## 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 LAX88DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVM01), Feb 9, 1988: Beech M35 (N2036C), San Jose, CA, 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.

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