# Incident 20080731842859I: Beech 3533, Thompson Falls, MT, July 31, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Thompson Falls, MT
- Airport: Thompson Falls
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5735° N, 115.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMPSON FALLS (THM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5735&lon=-115.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N668V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N668V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 180 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731842859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2008 AT 1100 MDT, A BEECHCRAFT DEBONAIR 35-33, N668V REGISTERED TO BEAVER ELLER, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF AND LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 25 AT THOMPSON FALLS AIRPORT, THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA ON JULY 31, 2008 AT 11:00 MDT.

## Other reports on N668V (1)

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

- [Accident 19820820044579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820044579A), Aug 20, 1982: Beech 35B33 (N668V), New Carlisle, OH, Substantial damage. Struck a mound of dirt after landing 40 yards short of runway during practice night landings.

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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