# Accident 20211207020649A: Beech S35, Tallahassee, FL, December 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2021, 07:56 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3725° N, 84.2295° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3725&lon=-84.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80YD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80YD-2023-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211207020649A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 7, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:56 EST, N80YD, A BEECHCRAFT BE-S35, S/N D-7394, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND LANDED IN WOODED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST/SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE (TLH) AIRPORT.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.    THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA22LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA082), Dec 7, 2021: Beech S35 (N80YD), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a lack of oil lubrication.

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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