# Incident 19971112044039I: Beech E35, Mobile, AL, November 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Brookley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C4RA
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3495B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3495B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112044039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOV. 12, 1997 AT 18:30 CST, A BE35-E35, N3495B MADE A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING AT MOBILE (BFM) AFTER EXPERIENCING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS TRACED TO A DEFECTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR.

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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