19881015048659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Garfield, CO · October 15, 1988

Date
October 15, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place
Garfield, CO
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31135
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA014
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO550C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,819 total354 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Fuel flow interrupted to right engine nearing mountain pass. Stalled into trees. Had misused ferry tank fuel system

As the FAA filed it

FUEL FLOW INTERRUPTED TO RIGHT ENGINE NEARING MOUNTAIN PASS. STALLED INTO TREES. HAD MISUSED FERRY TANK FUEL SYSTEM

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.