# Accident 19890724025159A: Beech STC35, Kalispell, MT, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 17:25 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1899° N, 114.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1899&lon=-114.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3317C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3317C-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,184 total, 234 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724025159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. RUST, SAND, AND TANK SEALING COMPOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 DEN89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA178), Jul 24, 1989: Beech E35 (N3317C), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM THAT STARVED THE ENGINE OF FUEL.

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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