# Incident 19781015031809I: Beech B35, Mc Cook, NE, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mc Cook, NE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9574Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 800 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/19781015031809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD ENGINE NOISE, THEN OBSERVED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE CASE AT #3 MAIN BOSS AND CRANKSHAFT BROKEN.

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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