# Accident 20060701014239A: Beech P35, Yakutat, AK, July 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6386° N, 137.6628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6386&lon=-137.6628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8690M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8690M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701014239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N8690M EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHERE THE #4 CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT AND PUNCHED THROUGH THE ENGINE CASE, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER THAT REQUIRED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A REMOTE BEACH. DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE SOFT SAND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE SUPPORT STRUCTURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE #4 CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, CAUSING THE CONNECTING ROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE REASON FOR THE LACK OF LUBRICATION IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ANC06LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA084), Jul 1, 2006: Beech P35 (N8690M), Gustavus, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of an engine connecting rod during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing on a beach, a collapsed nose landing gear, and substantial damage to the fuselage.

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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