# Incident 19971012035529I: Beech J35, Newton, IL, October 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1997, 18:40 local time
- Place: Newton, IL
- Airport: Jasper Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9873° N, 88.1645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9873&lon=-88.1645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8388D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8388D-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470-C (registry code 17383, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971012035529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 10/12/97, AT 1840 CDT/2340Z, N8388D, BE-35-J35 (BONANZA) LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY .25 MILE FROM JASPER COUNTY FLYING CLUB AIRPORT, NEWTON, ILLINOIS, 62448 (H12). THE OWNER/PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING HIS APPROACH TO H12, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE SOYBEAN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS TWO (2) PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AS MINOR, A BENT PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED ON IMPACT INTO THREE FEET HIGH SOYBEAN PLANTS. THE PILOT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SYSTEM WARNINGS OR MECHANICAL FAILURES PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A VALID AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. 2) THE REQUIRED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. 3) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N8388D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080509854599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080509854599I), May 9, 2008: Beech J35 (N8388D), New Hudson, MI, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft and raised landing gear instead of flaps.
- [Incident 20061216030219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061216030219I), Dec 16, 2006: Beech J35 (N8388D), New Hudson, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N8388D gear up landing at oakland - sw airport.

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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