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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Helena, MT · June 1, 1988

Date: June 1, 1988 · 19:40 local
Place: Helena, MT
Airport: Helena
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3785Q
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO520B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3785QRegistered now · Beech V35S/N D-8413 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power failure on final. Off airport landing. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank. Faulty fuel gage.

As the FAA filed it

POWER FAILURE ON FINAL. OFF AIRPORT LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANK. FAULTY FUEL GAGE.

Other reports on N3785Q · 1

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

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