# Accident 20021203032849A: Beech 35B33, Gainsville, GA, December 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2002, 14:40 local time
- Place: Gainsville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2728° N, 83.8267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2728&lon=-83.8267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8578M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8578M-2004-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021203032849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT FROM 6120.1/2 PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: AFTER DEPARTING THE GAINSVILLE, GA. AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL AND INSTRUMENT READINGS WERE NORMAL. AFTER CLIMBING TO 2500 FEET AND HEADING NORTH/EAST, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE, AND LOSS OF POWER, MY FIRST INCLINATION WAS THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A GREATER LOUD NOISE. I STARTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, I NOTICE THAT BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RETURN TO GAINSVILLE AIRPORT. I ELECTED TO LAND ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, BUT THERE WERE TOO MANY AUTOMOBILES, SO I LANDED ON THE STREET THAT RAN PARALLEL. I EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND HELPED MY PASSENGER OUT. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, BROKEN FINGER.

## 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 MIA03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA023), Dec 3, 2002: Beech 35-B33 (N8578M), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reason resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing.

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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