# Accident 20040603013459A: Beech M35, Strafford, MO, June 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2004, 12:20 local time
- Place: Strafford, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2444° N, 93.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2444&lon=-93.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603013459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2004, AT 1215 CDT, WHILE ENROUTE FROM PERRY COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TEL), TELL CITY, INDIANA TO TULSA, OKLAHOMA (TUL), THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AT 8000 FEET. A FORCED LANDING WAS CONDUCTED OFF AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES NORTH EAST OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A WIRE AND TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, HOWEVER, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI04LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA144), Jun 3, 2004: Beech M35 (N693V), Strafford, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the cylinder during the engine overhaul which resulted in the fatigue failure of the cylinder studs and through-bolts and the subsequent separation of the cylinder.…

## Other reports on N693V (1)

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

- [Incident 20240622012689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240622012689I), Jun 22, 2024: Beech M35 (N693V), Belen, NM, Minor damage. On June 22, 2024, at approximately 1120 MDT, a Beech M35 bonanza, departing runway 31 at Belen regional airport kbrg, lost power and ran off the side of the…

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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