# Incident 20100413034719I: Beech N35, Baxter Springs, KS, April 13, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2010, 10:50 local time
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0200° N, 94.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0200&lon=-94.7350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9440Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9440Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100413034719I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT # INC000000184117ON 4/13/2010 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RESTRAINING NUTS ON NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HAD BACKED OFF ALLOWING THE CYLINDER TO BE RELEASED FROM THE ENGINE, ALLOWING THE CONNECTING ROD TO DESTROY THE ENGINE CASE.

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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