# Incident 20190516011289I: Beech V35B, Peru, IL, May 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Peru, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3569° N, 89.1389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3569&lon=-89.1389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4177S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4177S) (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 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190516011289I

## Narrative

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

N4177S WAS FLYING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FROM ROCKWOOD AIRPORT, ROCKWOOD, TENNESSEE (KRKW) TO POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT, POPLAR GROVE, IL (KC77). THE AIRPLANE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT, PERU, ILLINOIS (KVYS).  N4177S LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WITHOUT INCIDENT.  N4177S TURNED OFF RUNWAY 18 AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DURING THE TURN ONTO THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRPLANE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER OFF THE TAXIWAY AND DOWN A SMALL DITCH.  NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N4177S (1)

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

- [Incident 19891006054719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006054719I), Oct 6, 1989: Beech V35B (N4177S), Westfield, MA. Requested higher altitude to avoid icing. On climb aircraft stalled and entered spin. Recovered and landed safely.

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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