# Accident 19851227069929A: Beech M35, Council Bluffs, IA, December 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9703R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9703R-1998-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,474 total, 57 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851227069929A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP IN A FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT. WATER FOUND IN MAIN FUEL SCREEN AT TANK SELECTOR.

## 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 N9703R (1)

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

- [Accident 19980418007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980418007249A), Apr 18, 1998: Beech M35 (N9703R), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot was reporting acft was losing power and going down, crashed into the yard of a home, acft was destroyed. (.4)while on approach to the destination airport…

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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