19910813033929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech J35 · San Jose, CA · August 13, 1991

Date
August 13, 1991 · 18:15 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3028C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA358
Reported as
Beech J35
Reported engine
Continental STCO470
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
676 total71 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit on test flight. Connecting rod failed. Modified engine had cir-clips on counter weight installed wrong.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT. CONNECTING ROD FAILED. MODIFIED ENGINE HAD CIR-CLIPS ON COUNTER WEIGHT INSTALLED WRONG.

NTSB investigation

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