# Incident 19880729049709I: Beech 56TC, Rockford, IL, July 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1988, 16:35 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7890R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7890R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 56TC (registry code 1152736, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729049709I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS IN RIGHT ENGINE. DIVERTED TO RFD. FOUND CYLINDER ROCKER SHAFT BOSS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N7890R (2)

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

- [Accident 19970523011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523011899A), May 23, 1997: Beech 56TC (N7890R), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Departed IFR. Requested return. Broke out angle to runway. Dragged wing landing. Pitot cover still on.m (-23) pilot departed runway 35L at dwh airport into IFR…
- [Incident 19911210060719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911210060719I), Dec 10, 1991: Beech 56TC (N7890R), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. Left brake locked on landing rollout. Aircraft veered off runway. Left main gear collapsed.

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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