# Incident 19880402015979I: Beech J35, Frisco, TX, April 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Frisco, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1507° N, 96.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frisco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1507&lon=-96.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3020C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3020C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402015979I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER CYCLED INFLIGHT. ENGINE LOCKED UP. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD OFF AIRPORT. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N3020C (2)

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

- [Incident 19971212046609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971212046609I), Dec 12, 1997: Beech J35 (N3020C), Mineola, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at Mineola, TX, Wisener field airport, pilot retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps, causing the nose gear and right main landing…
- [Incident 19900120008039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120008039I), Jan 20, 1990: Beech J35 (N3020C), Conway, AR, Minor damage. Rough engine. Windshield covered with oil. Forced landing. NR2 cylinder rod had failed.

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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