# Accident 19850203018539A: Beech C35BEECH, Sheffield, TX, February 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Sheffield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6859° N, 101.8224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6859&lon=-101.8224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5821C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5821C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,773 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850203018539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WITH FAILURE.  STRUCK ROAD REFLECTORS ON LANDING.  CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5821C (1)

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

- [Accident 19750301007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301007639A), Mar 1, 1975: Beech C35BEECH (N5821C), West Grove, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.

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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