# Incident 20040226006799I: Beech D35, Aberdeen, SD, February 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2004, 11:05 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4652° N, 98.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4652&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2142D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2142D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 25 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040226006799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26 AT 11:05 AM CST A BEECH D-35 OWNED BY BONANZA MANAGEMENT LLC OF ABERDEEN, SD LOST POWER DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT ABERDEEN, SD AIRPORT RUNWAY 17. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABR ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED IN A CORNFIELD 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT IN ABERDEEN. THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS.

## Other reports on N2142D (1)

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

- [Incident 19980626025859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980626025859I), Jun 26, 1998: Beech D35 (N2142D), Bismarck, ND, Minor damage. On 6/26/98 at approximatley 10:30 CDT, BE-D35, N2142D, owned and flown by darrell schuler sustained minor damage during a VFR flight while on landing rollout…

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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