- Date
- February 7, 1988, 14:18 local (20:18 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeler, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8568ABeech A35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880207005219A
- Case key
- 13900
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was being operated iaw a ferry permit to obtain an annual inspn. The prev annual inspn was on 3/13/85. Drg flt abt 1.3 hrs after takeoff, the eng lost pwr. The plt noted the fuel pres was zero. He said he turned on the aux fuel pump & insured the fuel sel was psnd to the left tank which had a full indcn. He also operated the wobble pump, but got no fuel pres, except fuel pres & eng power were obtained for svrl short periods of time, but pwr could not be sustained. Subsequently, the acft was extensively damaged drg a forced lndg on a frozen, snow covered, corn field. The acft was moved & disassembled before the investigator could check the fuel sys.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8568A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D 2030
- Airframe hours
- 3,396
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Harry M. Beach
- Registered owner
- Beach, Harry M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 13, 1985 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- JOT · Joliet, IL
- Destination
- 3LP · La Porte, IN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 309 total · 17 in this make and model · 249 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GYY, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8568A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.