# Accident 20211028023079A: Beech K35, Hammond, LA, October 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Airport: Hammond Northshore Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4789° N, 90.3842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4789&lon=-90.3842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899RW-2022-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211028023079A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 28TH, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS FLYING FROM KATY, TEXAS (IWS) TO HAMMOND, LOUISIANA (HDC) WITH 3 SOLES ONBOARD. WHILE ON APPROACH TO HAMMOND AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND THE ENGINE WAS FAILING. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, NOTIFIED HAMMOND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT (ENGINE SEIZED), AND BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING LOCATION. THE PILOT TURNED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE I-12 WEST. THE LANDING/ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1600L WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON I-12W BETWEEN MILE MARKER 35 (PUMPKIN CENTER EXIT) AND MILE MARKER 34. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VEHICLE WITH 1 DRIVER AND 1 PASSENGER, WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE MEDIAN STRIKING THE RETAINING CABLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PERSONS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT OR IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAA IIC WAS ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 1700L AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HAMMOND AIRPORT VIA A AUTOMOTIVE TOW TRUCK.

## 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 CEN22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA037), Oct 28, 2021: Beech K35 (N899RW), Hammond, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the oil filter safety wire fracturing and the oil filter becoming loose in flight for a reason that could not be determined given…

## Other reports on N899RW (1)

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

- [Accident 20010809019909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809019909A), Aug 9, 2001: Beech B200 (N899RW), Sandersville, GA, No damage. (-23) On August 9, 2001, about 0950EDTM N899RW, operating as a title 14 CFR 91 corporate flight, crashed in the vicinity of Sandersville, Georgia. While…

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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