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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Springfield, MO · January 5, 1980

Date
January 5, 1980 · 08:25 local
Place
Springfield, MO
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7944K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCG09
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,686 total2,172 in this make and model27 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.

Made departure without warming engine. Lost oil pressure. Engine froze, hit wire landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

MADE DEPARTURE WITHOUT WARMING ENGINE. LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE FROZE, HIT WIRE LANDING IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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