NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA88LA077
Registry · N40NL
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH K35
Year of manufacture
1958 · 30 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4AB7F
Registrant of record
VETTER BRENT E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WHILE ON FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ONTO A FIELD, WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. MECHANICS WHO EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE AND THAT THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_SEA88LA077.txt.
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