# Accident 19950818047779A: Beech P35BEECH, Bend, OR, August 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1995, 15:35 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9531Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818047779A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. DITCHED IN A LAKE. THRU A ROD INTO ENGINE CASE. ROD CAP BOLTS BROKE. ONLY 20HRS SINCE 100HR.

## 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 SEA95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA186), Aug 18, 1995: Beech P-35 (N9531Y), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: seizure of the #4 connecting rod bearing due to overtemperature resulting in the separation of the connecting rod and total loss of engine power. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of…

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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