# Incident 19830117010469I: Beech S35, Rochester, MN, January 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1983, 19:28 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5732K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 17 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117010469I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO TURN ON ALTERNATOR AFTER STARTING. ELECTRIC POWER WAS FAILING FOR LANDING. GEAR NOT FULL DOWN ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N5732K (1)

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

- [Accident 19830810040919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810040919A), Aug 10, 1983: Beech S35 (N5732K), Austin, MN, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll door popped open and pilot lost directional control allowing aircraft to hit runway lights.

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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