# Accident 20200410007479A: Beech N35, Sidney, IA, April 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sidney, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8261° N, 95.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8261&lon=-95.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1258Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1258Z-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-47O SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200410007479A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WITH 2 HOUR FLOWN SINCE. ON APRIL 10TH, 2020 JUST AFTER 11AM LOCAL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED K1H0 (CREVE COEUR) AIRPORT FOR KMLE (MILLARD, NE). THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL PRIOR TO FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 LOCAL THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE PILOT LANDED IN A HILLY FARM PASTURE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE OF THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT THE OTHER WAS STRAIGHT. THE THROTTLE CONTROLS WERE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK INDICATED NEAR EMPTY AND THE LEFT INDICATED NEAR FULL. FUEL WAS LEAKING AT THE SCENE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT GAPPED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WERE THREE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE THAT WERE NOT APPROVED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE.

## 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 CEN20LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA145), Apr 10, 2020: Beech 35 (N1258Z), Sidney, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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