- Date
- August 6, 1988, 18:55 local (Aug 7, 1988, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Halley, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3PHBeech K-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880806038329A
- Case key
- 40859
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Engine pwr loss occurred approaching destinaton about 2000 ft AGL. Plt switched fuel and attempted restart but failed to utilize proper procedures. Acft collided with wire fence hidden in tall vegetation on chosen forced lndg site. Investigation revealed left fuel tank, in operation at pwr loss, was below usable level. Right tank level was found near unusable fuel level. Aux tanks were near full.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3PH
- Reported as
- Beech K-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D 5740
- Airframe hours
- 3,129
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elmer G. Haskin, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Elmer Haskin, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Airport
- SUN · Friedman Memorial
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,764 total · 160 in this make and model · 1,764 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUN, 1 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.