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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech N35 · Payson, AZ · February 2, 1997

Date
February 2, 1997 · 09:50 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Airport
Payson Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61DE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA096
Reported as
Beech N35
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
955 total370 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit in pattern. Landed in trees. Had lowered gear. Fuel tanks ruptured. Engine ran ok in test stand.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. LANDED IN TREES. HAD LOWERED GEAR. FUEL TANKS RUPTURED. ENGINE RAN OK IN TEST STAND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.