# Accident 19880604018019A: Beech B35, Manhattan, KS, June 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1988, 09:35 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1906° N, 96.5890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1906&lon=-96.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5878C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5878C-2014-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 104 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604018019A

## Narrative

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

CONFUSED, CIRCLING WRONG AIRPORT AT LOW POWER. ENGINE QUIT. STALL LANDED IN PASTURE AND HIT A COW. CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MKC88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA105), Jun 4, 1988: Beech 35C (N5878C), Manhattan, KS, 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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