# Incident 20091004053839I: Beech B35, Winnemucca, NV, October 4, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2009, 17:15 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,950 total, 18 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091004053839I

## Narrative

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

MR. RAY THE PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE HAD PURCHASED N6FC AT AN AUCTION IN INDEPENDENCE, OREGON ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2009.  ON OCTOBER 4, 2009 DEPARTED TO FUEL AT WINNEMUCCA, NV (WMC), PRIOR TO LANDING AT WMC, MR. RAY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AND HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  MR. RAY STATED HE LANDED ON ROSE CREEK RD. ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF WMC.  A/C WAS TOWED TO AIRPORT AND ROAD MARKERS DAMAGED WING TIP TANKS, RIGHT AILERON.  PILOT ORDER PARTS AND RETURNED AT A LATER DATE AND REPAIRED AIRCRAFT.  ON OCTOBER 24, 2009 DEPARTED WMC AND CONTINUED TO TEXAS.

## Other reports on N6FC (2)

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

- [Incident 19870702041109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702041109I), Jul 2, 1987: Beech B35 (N6FC), Thermal, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with the gear retracted. No mechanical defects with gear system were found.
- [Incident 19850708036599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850708036599I), Jul 8, 1985: Beech B35 (N6FC), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft brakes failed while taxiing and aircraft struck a parked aircraft.

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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