# NTSB SEA91LA189: Beech V35A, N8081R, Weiser, ID, July 20, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1991, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Weiser, ID
- Coordinates: 44.470584, -116.909828 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4706&lon=-116.9098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA91LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41495/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA189

## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT REFUEL THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, descent - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT TO TAKE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081R), registered now, S/N D-8994, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-8994
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-D2B 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Richard L. Graville
- Registered owner: Richard L. Graville
- Departed: U35, CALDWELL, ID
- Airport: S87, Weiser

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 7,825 total, 2,364 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910720036919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720036919A), Jul 20, 1991: Beech V35A, Weiser, ID, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel after seven hours of aerial photography. Crash landed short of nearest airport.

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.

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