# Accident 19930831032279A: Beech B35, Ottumwa, IA, August 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0100° N, 92.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0100&lon=-92.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8527M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8527M-1995-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,362 total, 1,140 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930831032279A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. LANDED IN CROP FIELD. OIL FILTER ADAPTER SEAL FAILED. LEAKED OUT OIL.

## 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 CHI93LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA345), Aug 31, 1993: Beech P35 (N8527M), Ottumwa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an oil leak in the oil filter adapter. A factor was landing in a crop field.

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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