# Accident 19800208002559A: Beech V35A, Portville, NY, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Portville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0367° N, 78.3373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0367&lon=-78.3373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,135 total, 278 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208002559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKE. MADE WHEELS-UP NIGHT 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 NYC80FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ03), Feb 8, 1980: Beech V35A (N44CM), Portville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44CM (1)

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

- [Incident 19781018032699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032699I), Oct 18, 1978: Beech V35A (N44CM), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Pilot intended to retract the flaps right after touchdown. Grabbed the wrong control.

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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