- Date
- June 28, 1988, 21:15 local (Jun 29, 1988, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Brighton, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8930ABeech C35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880628023979A
- Case key
- 17489
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff and while cruise flight, the eng lost pwr. The fuel pressure gauge indicated o PSI. The plt switched on the electric fuel pump. The eng did not respond. The plt activated the auxiliary (wobble) pump and switched fuel tanks. The eng still did not respond. The plt made a distress call and executed a wheels-up landing in a wheat field. Post-accident examination revealed the left main and auxiliary fuel tanks were full and the right main tank was 3/4-full. There was no fuel in the carburetor, engine-driven fuel pump, electric fuel pump, or fuel lines. The wobble pump was disassembled. Fuel was evident on the intake side but absent on the discharge side. Scratches were noted on the bottom of the pump piston. The fuel selector disengagement warning light was burned out. When the bulb was replaced it illuminated immediately.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8930A
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2684
- Airframe hours
- 7,987
- Engine
- Continental E-185-11, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Peine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 24, 1987 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- 1W1 · Bennett, CO
- Destination
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 31 in this make and model · 115 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.