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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech K35 · Apple Valley, CA · June 8, 2005

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Date: June 8, 2005 · 07:30 local
Place: Apple Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3067C
Reported as: Beech K35
Reported engine: Continental IO470C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 835 total56 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3067CRegistered now · Beech K35S/N D-5731 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech K35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed deer valley airport in phoenix Arizona enroute to fresno California. Aircraft lost engine power just past barstow California. Declared in flight emergency and was cleared to land at Apple Valley, California airport. Aircraft was unable to maintain adequate power and had to land on a dirt road just short of Apple Valley airport. Aircraft suffered moderate structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DEER VALLEY AIRPORT IN PHOENIX ARIZONA ENROUTE TO FRESNO CALIFORNIA. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER JUST PAST BARSTOW CALIFORNIA. DECLARED IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE POWER AND HAD TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD JUST SHORT OF APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MODERATE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.