# Accident 19891026043119A: Beech B35, Clare, MI, October 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1989, 13:55 local time
- Place: Clare, MI
- Airport: Clare Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8191° N, 84.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8191&lon=-84.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8805A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805A-1990-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 435 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891026043119A

## Narrative

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

ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT, STALLED, STRUCK RESIDENCE AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA019), Oct 26, 1989: Beech B35 (N8805A), Clare, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A…

## Other reports on N8805A (1)

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

- [Incident 19800302026039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302026039I), Mar 2, 1980: Beech 35BEECH (N8805A), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot started engine to move airplane. Used large amount of power to move, ran into hangar.

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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