# Incident 20031218031929I: Beech J35, Iraan, TX, December 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2003, 18:25 local time
- Place: Iraan, TX
- Airport: Iraan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9062° N, 101.8898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IRAAN MUNI (2F0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9062&lon=-101.8898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617Q-2021-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031218031929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 2003, N617Q, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA J35 WAS IN ROUTE TO JUNCTION, TEXAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 9,500 MSL. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD BY PILOT, JAMES AVERETT, AND "SOMETHING" WAS OBSERVED COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE WINDSCREEN BECAME COVERED IN OIL. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED AT THE IRAAN, TEXAS AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THE #4 PISTON CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE AND THROUGH THE COWLING.

## Other reports on N617Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20201106021952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201106021952A), Nov 6, 2020: Beech J35 (N617Q), Fredericksburg, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was participating in formation flight practice. When second aircraft experienced a gear issue a decision was made to return to airport. First aircraft…

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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