# Accident 20070301002699A: Beech P35, Ponca City, OK, March 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2007, 07:57 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Airport: Ponca City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7258° N, 97.0931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7258&lon=-97.0931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1554Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1554Z-2008-11-19) (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 IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 250 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070301002699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 35 AT PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY STRIKING A PASSING VEHICLE ON ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE TANKS. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IS PENDING BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NTSB AND/OR FAA.

## 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 DFW07LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA080), Mar 1, 2007: Beech P35 (N1554Z), Ponca City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N1554Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20051125027609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051125027609I), Nov 25, 2005: Beech P35 (N1554Z), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On November 25, 2005, at approximately 5:35 p.m., CST, a Beechcraft BE-35, received minor damage as a result of a landing gear collapse during landing…

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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