# Incident 20050627011929I: Beech S35, Scappoose, OR, June 27, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2005, 18:00 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7710° N, 122.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scappoose Industrial Airpark (SPB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7710&lon=-122.8620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8907U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8907U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050627011929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED IFR FROM HILLSBORO, OR (HIO) TO ASTORIA, OR (AST). UPON LEVELING AT 6000 FEET IN IMC CONDITIONS, THE PILOT THOUGHT HIS RADIOS TO BE WEAKENING. HE GLANCED AT THE AMMETER AND IT WAS SHOWING A SLIGHT DISCHARGE. THE AUTOPILOT FAILED AND THE PILOT NOTED THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR FLAG AND FAILING GYRO. THE RADIOS COULD NO LONGER TRANSMIT, A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF SCAPPOOSE, OR (SPB) AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND FOUND THE SCAPPOOSE AIRPORT, MANUALLY LOWERED HIS GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT RELAYED BY PHONE TO ATC THAT HE HAD MADE A SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N8907U (1)

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

- [Incident 19940718033799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718033799I), Jul 18, 1994: Beech S35 (N8907U), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 18, 1994 at 1851 PDT, a Beech S35, N8907U operated by owner, larry e. howard was on local flight from sky meadows airport (private) to Felts…

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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