# Incident 20061030024029I: Beech A35, Abilene, TX, October 30, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2006, 18:48 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8752A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8752A-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061030024029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2006, AT 1848 CDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N8752A, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA BE-35-A35 AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, TO TAOS, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS CLEARED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TURNED SHORT OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE UNABLE TO SEE THE TURN OFF. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR, PART 91 VFR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

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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