- Date
- May 13, 1985, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Owyhee Reserv., ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5425DBeech H-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850513022689A
- Case key
- 40156
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt departed from boise, Idaho, on the left main fuel tank. Fifteen minutes into the flt the plt switched to the left auxiliary tank. Several minutes later, the engine ceased operating dispite the plts switching back to the left main fuel tank. An engine restart was not successful. Due to very rough terrain, the plt made a forced landing along a river bank where substantial damage was done. No reason for the engine failure could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5425D
- Reported as
- Beech H-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D4940
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barney Hardin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BOI · Boise, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 286 total · 29 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.