# Incident 19970519014479I: Beech 35BEECH, Laramie, WY, May 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2041D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2041D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 13 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970519014479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 19, 1997 AT 1400 HRS. MST, N2041D, A BEECH C-35 ENROUTE FROM CHEYENNE, WY. (CYS) TO SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (SLC) PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING 20 MILES WEST OF LARAMIE, WY. (LAR) DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. THE OIL TANK DRAIN PLUG WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, THE SAFETY WIRE WAS STILL PRESENT. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

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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