# Incident 19870429061909I: Beech 58, Westhampton, NY, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Westhampton, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8469° N, 72.6598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8469&lon=-72.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AD-2011-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429061909I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED WITH RPM RISING UNABLE TO FEATHER PROPELLER. SAFE LANDING. PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROL CABLE BROKEN.

## Other reports on N3AD (1)

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

- [Accident 19750702021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702021149A), Jul 2, 1975: Beech 58 (N3AD), Collegeville, PA, Substantial damage

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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