# Incident 19901118050949I: Beech J35, Brighton, CO, November 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9496° N, 104.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9496&lon=-104.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8263D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91IA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901118050949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND FITTING FROM FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER TO SPYDER VALVE SHEARED.

## 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 DEN91IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91IA019), Nov 18, 1990: Beech J-35 (N8263D), Brighton, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL FEED TRANSDUCER.

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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