# Accident 19730308004969A: Beech V35, Mount Morris, IL, March 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1973
- Place: Mount Morris, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.0483° N, 89.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0483&lon=-89.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2048W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2048W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 225 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AEE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEE46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730308004969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INDUCED DETONATION AND SUBQ CONNECTING ROD FAILURE BY NOT FOLLOWING MFG ENG LEANING PROCEDURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73AEE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEE46), Mar 8, 1973: Beech V35 (N2048W), Mount Morris, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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