# Accident 19880628023979A: Beech 35BEECH, Brighton, CO, June 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1988, 21:15 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Brighton Van Aire Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9498° N, 104.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9498&lon=-104.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8930A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8930A) (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 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880628023979A

## Narrative

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

LOST FUEL PRESSURE. LANDED GEAR UP IN WHEAT FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR NOT ENGAGED AND WARNING LIGHT WAS BURNED OUT.

## 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 DEN88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA140), Jun 29, 1988: Beech C35 (N8930A), Brighton, CO, 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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