19891117045959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Momence, IL · November 17, 1989

Date
November 17, 1989 · 19:30 local
Place
Momence, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1809W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA039
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
559 total239 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost engine en route. Gear up landing. A piston with worn rings blew a hole and pumped oil out breather.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE EN ROUTE. GEAR UP LANDING. A PISTON WITH WORN RINGS BLEW A HOLE AND PUMPED OIL OUT BREATHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.