# Incident 19880601033809I: Beech V35, Helena, MT, June 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1988, 19:40 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3785Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3785Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601033809I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20250722010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722010739A), Jul 22, 2025: Beech V35 (N3785Q), Astoria, OR, Substantial damage. 7/21 Owner and instructor stop to fill both tanks and begin last training flight of the day at 20:23 flying approx 46 minutes before stopping for the evening.…

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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