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SEA91LA189

1991-07-20 · WEISER, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S87

Current FAA registration · N8081R

Make / Model
BEECH V35A
Year of manufacture
1969 · 22 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19850506
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB0220

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91LA189.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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