# Accident 19910118000759A: Beech 35BEECH, Asheville, NC, January 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4599° N, 82.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4599&lon=-82.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4589V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4589V-1992-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910118000759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FALTERED. QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES. WATER IN FUEL. CARBURETOR IMPROPER OVERHAULED. DID NOT USE AUX PUMP.

## 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 ATL91FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA039), Jan 18, 1991: Beech 35 (N4589V), Arden, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.

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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