# Incident 19781231019909I: Beech V35B, Bend, OR, December 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1978, 09:20 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N470T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 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/19781231019909I

## Narrative

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

CRANK SHAFT BROKE FORWARD OF THE FRONT MAIN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N470T (1)

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

- [Incident 19790507025919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507025919I), May 7, 1979: Beech B35 (N470T), Silverton, TX, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion one tank unable to restart engine. Used boost pump after pushing and pulling engine controls.

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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