# Accident 19980529011429A: Beech F35, Orleans, NE, May 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Orleans, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1297° N, 99.4496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1297&lon=-99.4496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1AG-2000-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,443 total, 400 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529011429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE LOST POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE. BOLTS ATTACHING CAMSHAFT GEAR TO CAMSHAFT FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF VALVE TRAIN ACTION.  AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A POWER-OFF LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AFTER PULLING UP TO AVOID A GUY WIRE ON A MICROWAVE TOWER. (.19)  ON MAY 29, 1998, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH F35, N1AG, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR ORLEANS, NEBRASKA, AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN PUEBLO, COLORADO, AT 0930, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE AT 9,500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PILOT PICKED OUT A FIELD AND MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO A 'LOW KEY' POSITION ABEAM HIS LANDING POINT AT 1,200 FEET AGL.  HE REPORTED EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AFTER LOW KEY, BUT WHEN HE WAS AT THE 90 DEGREE P OSITION, HE NOTICED A TOWER IN THE FIELD. TO AVOID THE TOWER, THE PILOT WITHHELD FLAP EXTENSION AND 'ZOOMED' THE AIRCRAFT TO CLEAR THE GUY WIRES SUPPORTING THE TOWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AT 65 MILES PER HOUR.  THE ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN CAMSHAFT GEAR DRIVE ATTACHMENT BOLTS. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO FATIGUE.  THE METALLURGIST REPORTED THE EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE FAILURE WAS EXHIBITED BY THE BEACH MARKS AND RATCHET MARKS WHICH SUGGESTED THAT THE BOLTS WERE UNDER TORQUED, THUS LEADING TO FATIGUE FAILURE.

## 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 CHI98LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA180), May 29, 1998: Beech F35 (N1AG), Orleans, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot selected a field with unsuitable terrain and stalled the airplane. Additional factors were the tower in the field, and engine failure due to the improper torque applied to camshaft bolts by…

## Other reports on N1AG (1)

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

- [Incident 19830919066149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919066149I), Sep 19, 1983: Beech F35 (N1AG), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Downlock links on nose and right main were bent.

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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