# Accident 20031107035609A: Beech M35, State College, PA, November 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8856° N, 77.8164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8856&lon=-77.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9730R-2005-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031107035609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE POWER LOSS ON APPROACH TO BELLEFONTE (N96). EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE CONDUCTED WITH UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS.

## 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 NYC04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA027), Nov 7, 2003: Beech M35 (N9730R), Bellefonte, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for undetermined reasons.

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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