# Incident 19780313014499I: Beech B35, Aztec, NM, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978, 08:30 local time
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5018C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5018C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WITH ALTERNATOR OUT LANDED TO TELEPHONE FOR LANDING.LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, AIRPLANE MOVED INTO ANOTHER.

## Other reports on N5018C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870801052679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801052679I), Aug 1, 1987: Beech B35 (N5018C), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower the gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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