19791103030699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech F35 · Silsbee, TX · November 3, 1979

Date
November 3, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place
Silsbee, TX
Airport
Hawthorne
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4270B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FRA09
Reported as
Beech F35
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
431 total48 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Experienced engine failure at night. Found broken cylinder exhaust valve.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT NIGHT. FOUND BROKEN CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4270B · 1

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