# Accident 19991224040839A: Beech C35, Mokane, MO, December 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mokane, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6700° N, 91.8690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6700&lon=-91.8690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2012D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2012D-2012-08-07) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991224040839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 1999, NEAR MOKANE, MISSOURI, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM, BEECHCRAFT N2012D DEVELOPED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. MR. BETHEL CONTACTED THE JEFFERSON CITY CONTROL TOWER AND REPORTED HIS SITUATION AND LOCATION.  HE THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FAMER'S FIELD.  SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE TO THE AORCRAFT INCLUDED THE NOSE GEAR, BOTH MAIN GEARS, AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS.

## 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 CHI00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA055), Dec 24, 1999: Beech BE-35 (N2012D), Mokane, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to make accurate fuel consumption calculations and the pilot's improper emergency procedures for engine re-start. A factor was the ditch.

## Other reports on N2012D (1)

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

- [Incident 19960626022999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626022999I), Jun 26, 1996: Beech 35BEECH (N2012D), Greenville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: landing gear did not come down - I failed to check. Approx. 1200 hrs. Flt. Time in this type acft. [privacy data omitted]

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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