# Incident 19800728077359I: Beech 35B33, Pineville, WV, July 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pineville, WV
- Airport: Kee
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6004° N, 81.5593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEE FLD (I16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6004&lon=-81.5593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8502M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8502M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728077359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOISE, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, THEN ENGINE FAILURE. METAL FOUND IN 2 QUARTS REMAINING OIL.

## Other reports on N8502M (1)

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

- [Incident 20190329002119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190329002119I), Mar 29, 2019: Beech 35-B33 (N8502M), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Third flight of the day for the pilot. Pilot stated he was distracted by electronic flight bag during pattern work and forgot to put the gear down. Propeller…

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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