# Accident 19920112000969A: Beech J35, Knoxville, TN, January 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1992, 14:02 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7895° N, 83.9703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7895&lon=-83.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185Y-2012-08-13) (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: 1,100 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920112000969A

## Narrative

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

THROUGH BOLTS ON 2 CYLINDERS NOT TORQUED. CAME OUT CAUSING ENGINE DESTRUCTION ON FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA038), Jan 12, 1992: Beech J-35 (N185Y), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TORQUE INFORMATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF TORQUE ON THE CYLINDER HOLD DOWN NUTS AND THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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