# Incident 19841031065119I: Beech A36, Sioux Falls, SD, October 31, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1984, 17:23 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2071L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2071L-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841031065119I

## Narrative

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

PART OF ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED DUE TO IMPROPER LATCHING. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N2071L (2)

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

- [Accident 19970719018822A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719018822A), Jul 19, 1997: Beech A36 (N2071L), Chicago, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The pilot of a Cessna was cleared to pass southbound through class d airspace by the ATC controller. At 1802:09 CDT the controller advised the pilot to…
- [Incident 19840822051909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822051909I), Aug 22, 1984: Beech A36 (N2071L), White Lake, SD, Minor damage. Engine vibrated then quit. Landed on a freeway median with a oil covered windshield. Connecting rod went thru case.

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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