# Incident 19880327017629I: Beech A35, Needles, CA, March 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1988, 13:18 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEEDLES (EED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8405A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8405A-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 788 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327017629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FOUND A BROKEN PROPELLER SPINNER.

## Other reports on N8405A (2)

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

- [Incident 20100812042139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100812042139I), Aug 12, 2010: Beech A35 (N8405A), Wikieup, AZ, No damage. Pilot landed on highway 93 near Wikieup, AZ. Pilot stated he mismanaged his fuel and ran the tank dry. He was not familiar with the fuel system and was not…
- [Incident 19910601028459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601028459I), Jun 1, 1991: Beech A35 (N8405A), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Minor damage to propeller and nose cowling.

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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