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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Edinburgh, IN · July 16, 2004

Date: July 16, 2004 · 17:38 local
Place: Edinburgh, IN
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N994S
Reported as: Beech H35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total50 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N994SRegistered now · Beech H35S/N D5180 · Built 1957 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 16, 2004, at 1738 local, a Beech BE-35-H35, N994S, piloted by Mr. Blaine tish, made an unapproved and unannounced landing on the camp attterbury airfield located in restricted area R3401A near Edinburgh, IN. Mr. Tish stated he was having communication and navigation problems. These problems distracted him and he thought he was landing at the frankline, IN airport. Later Mr. Tish stated the problems he was experiencing was due to his unfamiliarty with the aircraft's avionics as he had just purchased the aircraft. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2004, AT 1738 LOCAL, A BEECH BE-35-H35, N994S, PILOTED BY MR. BLAINE TISH, MADE AN UNAPPROVED AND UNANNOUNCED LANDING ON THE CAMP ATTTERBURY AIRFIELD LOCATED IN RESTRICTED AREA R3401A NEAR EDINBURGH, IN. MR. TISH STATED HE WAS HAVING COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS DISTRACTED HIM AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS LANDING AT THE FRANKLINE, IN AIRPORT. LATER MR. TISH STATED THE PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS DUE TO HIS UNFAMILIARTY WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S AVIONICS AS HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^