DEN91IA019
1990-11-18 · BRIGHTON, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Current FAA registration · N8263D
- Make / Model
- BEECH J35
- Year of manufacture
- 1957 · 33 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 5 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19571210
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S AB49EA
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL FEED TRANSDUCER.
Factual narrative
AFTER TEN MINUTES OF FLIGHT WHILE IN A CLIMB TO CRUISE, THE ENGINE FAILED TOTALLY AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON RISING ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED A FUEL FEED LINE FAILURE BETWEEN THE FUEL FEED TRANSDUCER AND FUEL MANIFOLD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN IMPROPER STC INSTALLATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_DEN91IA019.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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