NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI85LA318
Registry · N1CK
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 35-C33A
Year of manufacture
1966 · 19 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660322
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0003E
Registrant of record
WILSON NICK
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ENG LOST COMPLETE PWR DURING CRUISE. THE PLT LANDED ON A ROAD AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A PILE OF GRAVEL. FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH TANKS, HOWEVER, THE BLADDER FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE FUEL CAP 'O' RINGS WERE TO BE REPLACED BUT WERE NOT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_CHI85LA318.txt.
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