# Incident 19890720024159I: Beech A35, Iconium, IA, July 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1989, 20:45 local time
- Place: Iconium, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8914° N, 92.9552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iconium, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8914&lon=-92.9552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503B-1992-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720024159I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT FAILED TO GET FUEL SELECTOR PROPERLY INTO THE TANK DETENT. DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN LAKE.

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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