# Accident 19890731025979A: Beech A35, Hemet, CA, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7340° N, 117.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEMET-RYAN (HMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7340&lon=-117.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8581A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8581A-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731025979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN POTATO FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX89LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA255), Aug 1, 1989: Beech A35 (N8581A), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N8581A (1)

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

- [Incident 19801007073169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801007073169I), Oct 7, 1980: Beech A35 (N8581A), Hemet, CA, Minor damage. Za zg zw unable to extend nose gear before landing.

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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