# Incident 19810814064249I: Beech H35, Scotts Valley, CA, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Scotts Valley, CA
- Airport: Scotts Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0555° N, 122.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotts Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0555&lon=-122.0118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5477D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5477D-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470GCI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 541 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814064249I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT AT 200 FEET. LANDED GEAR UP ALONGSIDE RUNWAY. ALTERNATE AIR DOOR CAME OFF. LODGED IN ENGINE

## Other reports on N5477D (1)

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

- [Accident 20000515013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000515013469A), May 15, 2000: Beech H35 (N5477D), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot entered traffic pattern on a left base for rwy 24. Pilot switched fuel tanks for landing. On final approach to landing on rwy 24 pilot noticed that…

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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