# Accident 20191123021629A: Beech V35A, Caldwell, ID, November 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6419° N, 116.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6419&lon=-116.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7956M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7956M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191123021629A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT FROM THE CROSSWIND LEG AND WAS ABLE TO LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURIES TO TWO SOLE OCCUPANTS. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT APPEARS THE TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE TUBE FAILED. THE EXHAUST GASES THEN BURNED THROUGH THE P LEADS AND CAUSED  BOTH MAGNETOS TO FAIL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR20LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA033), Nov 23, 2019: Beech 35 (N7956M), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the separation of the wastegate exhaust elbow.

## Other reports on N7956M (1)

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

- [Accident 19960921029219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921029219A), Sep 21, 1996: Beech V35A (N7956M), Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. Smoke under instrument panel on final. Fuel injector lines loose leaking. Fire burned ignition wires. Recent annual

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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