# Accident 20220720013319A: Beech N35, Wardsville, MO, July 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2022, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wardsville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4964° N, 92.1943° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4964&lon=-92.1943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1228Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1228Z) (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 I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,573 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220720013319A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WI WHEN HE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT IN A PASTURE WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. ON-SCENE EXAMINATION FOUND A FOUR INCH DIAMETER HOLE IN THE UPPER SIDE OF THE LEFT CRANKCASE HALF AND THE PISTON ROD DIRECTLY BELOW THE HOLE WAS SHEARED AT THE CRANK CASE BEARING RACE.

## 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 CEN22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA330), Jul 20, 2022: Beech N35 (N1228Z), Wardsville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine failure due to oil starvation resulting from an oil leak at the improperly installed aftermarket oil filter adapter.

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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