# Accident 19790207007669A: Beech G35, Maricopa, AZ, February 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4290D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4290D-2007-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 261 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207007669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OWNER DID NOT RECONNECT OIL DRAIN CORRECTLY AFTER OIL CHANGE RESULTING IN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ47), Feb 7, 1979: Beech 35 (N4290D), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage

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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