# Accident 19910803031339A: Beech K35, Laredo, TX, August 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1991, 10:10 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5496° N, 99.4590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5496&lon=-99.4590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8111R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8111R-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 181 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031339A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED SHORT NEAR AIRPORT. O RING OIL FILTER ADAPTER CRUSHED. JUST INSTALLED.

## 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 FTW91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA140), Aug 3, 1991: Beech K35 (N8111R), Laredo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTOR 'O' RING (SEAL) BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO DISTORTED IT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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