44.8733° N, 98.5192° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Redfield, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 18, 1986 · 17:50 local
Place
Redfield, SD
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DUFA
Aircraft
N3771Q
Reported as
Beech V35
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,780 total220 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forced landing after power loss. Found rocker arm heel had punched hole in a valve cover.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND ROCKER ARM HEEL HAD PUNCHED HOLE IN A VALVE COVER.