# Incident 19881103051239I: Beech S35, Matheson, CO, November 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Matheson, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1108° N, 103.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1108&lon=-103.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977KM) (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 IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 373 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103051239I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND OIL PRESSURE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED GEAR UP. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY BOLTS SHEARED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA028), Nov 3, 1988: Beech S-35 (N977KM), Matheson, CO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N977KM (1)

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

- [Incident 19831231073529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231073529I), Dec 31, 1983: Beech 35BEECH (N977KM), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. Inadvertently retracted the landing gear in place of the flaps while taxiing to the ramp.

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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