# Incident 19861103071299I: Beech 35BEECH, Lancaster, NY, November 3, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9006° N, 78.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9006&lon=-78.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3079V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3079V-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E1851
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861103071299I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2000 FEET, FORCED LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

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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