# Accident 19850427051609A: Beech A35, Truckee, CA, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3341° N, 120.1351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3341&lon=-120.1351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N585B-1992-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 900 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427051609A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT CRUISE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY GEAR UP. NUMBER 1 CYLINDER FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA227), Apr 27, 1985: Beech A35 (N585B), Truckee, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N585B (1)

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

- [Incident 19780429014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014869I), Apr 29, 1978: Beech A35 (N585B), Napa, CA, Minor damage. One main gear did not extend for landing. Uplock rollers on gear were dry and rusted.

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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