# Incident 20080707838459I: Beech G35, Willapa Harbor, WA, July 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Willapa Harbor, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4518D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518D-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080707838459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PERFORMED ON SITE INSPECTION COORDINATED WITH NTSB.  PILOT TOLD FAA ENGINE FAILED AT 6K FEET CRUISE ALTITUDE.  PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED GEAR UP IN FIELD.  ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED AIRCRAFT NO INJURIES.  ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE CASE.  TWO CONNECTIONG RODS WITH LOTS OF METAL FROM ENGINE CASE IN COWLING.  NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EVIDENT.  CONTACTED NTSB AND NTSB DETERMINED NO ACCIDENT JUST INCIDENT.  NTSB RELEASED AIRCRAFT TO OWNER/OPERATOR.  INCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMPLETE.  DEBRIEFED SEA FSDO MANAGER.

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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