# Incident 19981023041239I: Beech S35, Wilmington, NC, October 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1998, 14:55 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322D-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 175 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981023041239I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON OCTOBER 23, S998, AT APPROX. 1455, A BEECHCRAFT BE-35-S35, N322D, REGISTERED TO FORTRESS PROPERTIES, 7411 RITCHFIELD DR., WILMINGTON, NC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROX. 20 MILES FROM WILMINGTON AIRPORT, IN WILMINGTON, NC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE AT 5500 MSL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ABOUT 20 MILES FROM ILM.  (SEE PILOT STATEMENT)  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N322D (1)

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

- [Accident 20121125026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121125026969A), Nov 25, 2012: Beech S35 (N322D), De Ridder, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was enroute to jennings, LA, when he noticed chance in engine sound. This was followed by oil on the windscreen, smoke fumes and loss of power. Pilot…

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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