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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · Eden Prairie, MN · July 25, 1985

Date
July 25, 1985 · 22:40 local
Place
Eden Prairie, MN
Airport
Flying Cloud
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N687B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA314
Reported as
Beech J35
Reported engine
Continental IO470C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,486 total177 in this make and model0 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.

Impacted in a steep bank turning towards runway with oil covered windshild. Oil cap not on, no malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED IN A STEEP BANK TURNING TOWARDS RUNWAY WITH OIL COVERED WINDSHILD. OIL CAP NOT ON, NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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