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FAA accident report · Beech C35 · Belen, NM · September 27, 2015

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Date
September 27, 2015 · 12:45 local
Place
Belen, NM
Airport
Alexander Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1990D
Reported as
Beech C35
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N1990DRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Beech C35S/N D-3230 · Built 1952Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 27, 2015, at 12:45 MDT a Beech C35, registration number N1990D, collided with mesquite bushes following an emergency landing on a dirt road one mile north of Alexander Municipal Airport, Belen, NM. (E80)due to an engine failure. The aircraft was being operated on a part 91 sightseeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot and three passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Alexander Municipal Airport, Belen, NM. (E80) at approximately 12:20 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2015, AT 12:45 MDT A BEECH C35, REGISTRATION NUMBER N1990D, COLLIDED WITH MESQUITE BUSHES FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ONE MILE NORTH OF ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NM. (E80)DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NM. (E80) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 MDT.