43.7281° N, 98.0414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mitchell, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 16, 1980 · 12:12 local
Place
Mitchell, SD
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7037N
Reported as
Beech V35A
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,339 total115 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forced landing made after loud engine noise and vibration. Connecting rod failed.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING MADE AFTER LOUD ENGINE NOISE AND VIBRATION. CONNECTING ROD FAILED.