# Incident 19870526029329I: Beech 58, Kansas City, MO, May 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1987, 01:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IJTA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3702K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3702K-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526029329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG EN ROUTE.  DIVERTED. FOUND THE CYLINDER LINK ROD WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N3702K (2)

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

- [Accident 19871218072129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871218072129A), Dec 18, 1987: Beech 58 (N3702K), Wedron, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Both engines feathered when aircraft crashed into river. Indicates fuel exhaustion aloft for fuel range.
- [Incident 19851021061859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851021061859I), Oct 21, 1985: Beech 58 (N3702K), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Loss of power right engine on approach. Engine shutdown. Landed without incident. Exhaust valve failure.

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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