# Incident 20151030017839I: Beech V35B, Dahinda, IL, October 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2015, 18:19 local time
- Place: Dahinda, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9248° N, 90.1090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dahinda, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9248&lon=-90.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 68 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151030017839I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SHOWER OF SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AREA.  THE PROPELLER SEIZED AND LATER WINDMILLED DURING THE DESCENT.  THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A 5 INCH HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE BETWEEN THE NUMBER 1 AND 4 CYLINDERS.  THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNT.

## Other reports on N111PF (1)

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

- [Incident 19981022045139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022045139I), Oct 22, 1998: Beech V35B (N111PF), Hampshire, IL, Minor damage. (-5) On take off, climb to 30 ft. engine quit - successful forced landing

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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