# Accident 19950210030809A: Beech S35, Wolf Point, MT, February 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1995, 17:53 local time
- Place: Wolf Point, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 48.2792° N, 105.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2792&lon=-105.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8828M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8828M-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,691 total, 476 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210030809A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOTED NO OIL PRESSURE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. SHUT DOWN CRASH LANDED. CONNECTING ROD BROKEN.

## 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 SEA95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA050), Feb 11, 1995: Beech S-35 (N8828M), Wolf Point, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO LOST OIL PRESSURE AND A FAILED CONNECTING ROD. FACTORS INCLUDE FENCE POSTS AND DUSK LIGHTING CONDITIONS WHICH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

## Other reports on N8828M (2)

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

- [Incident 19890505037479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505037479I), May 5, 1989: Beech S35 (N8828M), Lewistown, MT, Minor damage. Nose wheel gear collapsed on landing rollout. Unable to find any mechanical defect.
- [Incident 19840611037149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840611037149I), Jun 11, 1984: Beech S35 (N8828M), Sidney, MT, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot distracted by oil rig near runway failed to extend the gear for landing.

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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