# Accident 20081120854779A: Beech E35, Bloomington, IN, November 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2008, 07:25 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1461° N, 86.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3213C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3213C-2010-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,240 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081120854779A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA080), Nov 20, 2008: Beech E35 (N3213C), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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