20210505004789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Myrtle Creek, OR · May 5, 2021

Date
May 5, 2021 · 13:50 local
Place
Myrtle Creek, OR
Airport
Myrtle Creek Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N813CH
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot in command experienced a catastrophic engine failure at altitude. There was smoke in the cockpit and a fire contained in the engine compartment. The pilot in command made a successful power off landing at Myrtle Creek airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT ALTITUDE. THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A FIRE CONTAINED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE A SUCCESSFUL POWER OFF LANDING AT MYRTLE CREEK AIRPORT.