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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Laton, CA · October 16, 1983

Date: October 16, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place: Laton, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7916K
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA015
Reported as: Beech S35
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 437 total13 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made emergency landing because of rough running engine. After accident engine was test run successfully.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE OF ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. AFTER ACCIDENT ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SUCCESSFULLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX84LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLaton, CAWhile in lvl flt and cruise flt configuration the plt stated that the eng suddenly began to get rough he noted that when pwr was partially reduced the roughness terminated. When the mixture was leaned the eng died momentarily. He rptd that the eng RPM was…Oct 16, 1983 · Substantial damage