# Incident 20170509004859I: Beech P35, Athens, GA, May 9, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2017, 15:25 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Ben Epps Athens Airpport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170509004859I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 09, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1525 LOCAL TIME, A BEECHCRAFT AIRPLANE MODEL P35, CALL SIGN N35JG, S/N; D7181 DEPARTED BEN EPPS AIRPORT IN ATHENS, GEORGIA. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET IN A LEFT TURN THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM 2640 RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 1000 RPM THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER THE LOST POWER BY SWITCHING TANKS AND TURNING BOOST PUMP ON. THE ATTEMPT TO RECOVER LOST POWER FAILED THE PILOT LOWERS THE GEAR AND FLAPS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A GRASS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES SOUTH WEST OF ATHENS AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N35JG (1)

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

- [Incident 20100523005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523005649I), May 23, 2010: Beech P35 (N35JG), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Pilot departed R13 at rdg with no apparent problems. After liftoff the pilot selected gearup and heard a loud pop noise. The towere informed the pilot that the…

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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