# Incident 19781021029229I: Beech S35, Tremonton, UT, October 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Tremonton, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7170° N, 112.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tremonton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7170&lon=-112.1873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7999K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7999K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,942 total, 1,480 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/19781021029229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FIRST HEARD TICKING SOUND THEN ENGINE CAME APART. FAILURE PROBABLY STARTED AT #2 CONNECTING ROD JOURNAL.

## Other reports on N7999K (1)

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

- [Incident 19881223066629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223066629I), Dec 23, 1988: Beech S35 (N7999K), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Retracted gear too soon on takeoff. Hit props and belly on runway. Went around with rough engine then 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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