# Accident 19960223002589A: Beech F35, Mount Sterling, KY, February 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1996, 16:10 local time
- Place: Mount Sterling, KY
- Airport: Montgomery County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0600° N, 83.9398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0600&lon=-83.9398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3850B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3850B-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,822 total, 655 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223002589A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT AFTER CLATTERING NOISE. TRIED FOR RUNWAY 03. OVERRAN INTO FENCE. NR1 PISTON BROKE UP.

## 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 IAD96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA047), Feb 23, 1996: Beech F35 (N3850B), Mt. Sterling, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the failure of the number one piston. Related factors were the unsuitable terrain available for the forced landing, and the strong tailwind encountered during the forced…

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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