# Accident 19790608026579A: Beech V35, Beloit, WI, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Beloit, WI
- Airport: Beloit
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4978° N, 88.9676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELOIT (44C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4978&lon=-88.9676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2069W-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,133 total, 1,503 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608026579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED OVER THE AIRPORT. LANDED LEFT OF RUNWAY IN TREES. A TIGHT ROD BEARING RESTRICTED OIL FLOW.

## 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 CHI79FEP48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP48), Jun 8, 1979: Beech V35 (N2069W), Beloit, WI, 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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