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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E35 · Bloomington, IN · November 20, 2008

Date: November 20, 2008 · 07:25 local
Place: Bloomington, IN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3213C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA080
Reported as: Beech E35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,240 total1,500 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N3213CRegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2010 · Beech E35S/N D-3877 · Built 1954 Airframe modelBeech E35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was enroute from indianapolis, Indiana "kump" to owensboro, Kentucky kowb when the engine began to run rough and performance became degraded. The pilot elected to divert to Bloomington, Indiana "kbmg" and was unable to land there due to the engine failure and had to make an off-airport landing 3.5 miles short of the runway at kbmg.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA "KUMP" TO OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY KOWB WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND PERFORMANCE BECAME DEGRADED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA "KBMG" AND WAS UNABLE TO LAND THERE DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING 3.5 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT KBMG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBloomington, INA partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the number one cylinder exhaust valve, and the associated secondary damage to the intake valve and piston.Nov 20, 2008 · Substantial damage