19741208040549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Lampasas, TX · December 8, 1974

Date
December 8, 1974
Place
Lampasas, TX
Airport
Lampasas
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4243D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75DRG46
Reported as
Beech G35
Reported engine
Continental
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,900 total63 in this make and model196 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Con rod failed. Punched hole in crankcase.

As the FAA filed it

CON ROD FAILED.PUNCHED HOLE IN CRANKCASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.