# Accident 20210911018669A: Beech 35-B33, Baker, NV, September 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Baker, NV
- Airport: Baker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0833° N, 114.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0833&lon=-114.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8983M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983M-2024-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911018669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE FLIGHT, HIS MECHANIC REPLACED THE EXHAUST PUSH ROD FOR THE NO. 1 CYLINDER. THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THE MECHANIC SUBSEQUENTLY DEEMED THE AIRPLANE SAFE TO FLY BACK TO THE PILOT?S HOME AIRPORT.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM THE DIRT RUNWAY, AND DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND MAKE A FORCED LANDING TO THE OPEN DESERT TERRAIN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 WPR21LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA358), Sep 11, 2021: Beech 35-B33 (N8983M), Baker, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod bearing.

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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