# Incident 19880219025289I: Beech S35, Trinada, CO, February 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Trinada, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N12KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880219025289I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM ENGINE AND LOSING POWER LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD. A CONNECTING ROD WENT THRU ENGINE CASE. OIL ON EXHAUST

## Other reports on N12KC (1)

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

- [Incident 19970811035929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811035929I), Aug 11, 1997: Beech S35 (N12KC), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that he had put the landing gear handle down, saw a green gear light and the red transit light. He did not look at the nose gear…

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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