# Incident 19881018057549I: Beech A23, Borger, TX, October 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Borger, TX
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6594° N, 101.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-101.4024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8775M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8775M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 129 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018057549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CUT OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. STUDENT TURNED ON FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING. SELECTOR ON LOW TANK.

## Other reports on N8775M (1)

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

- [Accident 20180607010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180607010759A), Jun 7, 2018: Beech A23 (N8775M), Sedalia, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on runway 18 at Sedalia Memorial Airport with winds reported at 7 knots from 230 degrees. On touchdown, the pilot stated the aircraft swerved…

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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