# Accident 20050308002969A: Beech 77, Austin, TX, March 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1944° N, 97.6697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1944&lon=-97.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3870W-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050308002969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3870W, A BE-77 DEPARTED LAGO VISTA (5R3) HEADING TO AUSTIN BERGSTROM WITH TWO OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AND ONE PASSENGER. THE PIC REPORTED THEY CLIMBED TO 2500 FEET MSL AND COMMENCED CRUISE FLIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED BY 100, THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE ENGINE QUIT ALTOGETHER. THE PIC MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE BARTON CREEK RESORT GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT WITH A CEDAR TREE AND OTHER BRUSH AS IT WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. BOTH OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK-UP.

## 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 DFW05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA083), Mar 8, 2005: Beech 77 (N3870W), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number three connecting rod. Contributing factors were the foreign object located within the engine lubrication system, inadequate inspection 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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