# Accident 19970202001109A: Beech N35, Payson, AZ, February 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1997, 09:50 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1900° N, 111.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1900&lon=-111.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61DE-1999-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 370 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970202001109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA096), Feb 2, 1997: Beech N35 (N61DE), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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