# Accident 19930228055719A: Beech N35, Fort Meade, FL, February 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1993, 17:50 local time
- Place: Fort Meade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7500° N, 81.7908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7500&lon=-81.7908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1354Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1354Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 806 total, 480 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228055719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. WING STRUCK ROAD SIGN ON LANDING. CRANKSHAFT FAILED. ORIGINAL CRANK. ENGINE OVERHAULED TWICE.

## 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 MIA93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA077), Feb 28, 1993: Beech N35 (N1354Z), Fort Meade, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLISION WITH A ROAD SIGN DURING A FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N1354Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20200401005409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200401005409I), Apr 1, 2020: Beech N35 (N1354Z), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. -This investigation involves a successful emergency landing following an enroute declared emergency and flight diversion following an uncommanded propeller…

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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