# Accident 20250906019509A: Beech 35-C33, Brookings, SD, September 6, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 6, 2025, 09:00 local time - Place: Brookings, SD - Airport: Brookings Regional Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.3045° N, 96.8189° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3045&lon=-96.8189&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1310A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1310A) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (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-C33 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 3 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA368) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250906019509A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT WAS TO VIEW A FOOTBALL GAME IN BOZEMAN, MT. THE INTENDED FLIGHT PLAN WAS A VFR FLIGHT FROM KBKX TO KRAP FOR FUEL, THEN FROM KRAP TO KBZN VIA AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. A PREFLIGHT CHECK WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE SEEN ON PREFLIGHT. 0.5 QTS OF PHILLIPS 20W-50 X/C AVIATION OIL WAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE, THIS RESULTED IN A FULL SUMP OF 10 QTS. FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS 50 GALLONS. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED WITH THE PASSENGERS AND WAS WITHIN THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE. THE MTOW WAS 3,050 LBS AT DEPARTURE. THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE TAXIED TO RUNWAY 30 FOR RUNUP, WHICH WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES DETECTED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE AND FULL THROTTLE WAS SLOWLY ADDED. ALL ENGINE INSTUMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF AT 78 MPH AND A NORMAL CLIMB BEGAN. THE CLIMB WAS SET UP FOR A CRUISE CLIMB, WITH THE PROPELLAR RPM ADJUSTED BACK TO 2500. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED YET. AT APPROXIMATELY 200-400 FT AGL, A MODERATE TO SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION WAS FELT. THE ENGINE MONITOR WAS NOT SHOWING EMERGENCY WARNINGS, HOWEVER, THE RPM WAS DROPPING TO 2300 RPM. THE MIXTURE WAS CONFIRMED FULL RICH, THE THROTTLE CONFIRMED FULL THROTTLE, AND THE PROPELLAR RPM MOVED BACK TO THE FULL RPM POSITION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER PLANT WAS PRODUCING PARTIAL POWER, SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED OUT AND A WIDE LEFT TURN WAS STARTED TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY HEADING, THE STALL WARNING HORN WAS AUDIBLE. UPON HEARING THE STALL WARNING HORN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED OUT AND PITCHED DOWN TO PREVENT A STALL. A FLAT, GRASSY AREA WAS SELECTED FOR A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID TO A STOP. A POST-IMPACT FIRE ENSUED AND THE CREW AND PASSENGERS EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE EVENTUALLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE EMS WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. THE BROOKINGS POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AMBULANCE SERVICES RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT. ALL ON BOARD WERE TAKEN TO THE BROOKINGS REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. TWO PEOPLE WERE BOTH AIRLIFTED TO SIOUX FALLS, SD FOR FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. ## 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 CEN25LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA368), Sep 6, 2025: Beech 35-C33 (N1310A), Brookings, SD, destroyed, investigation ongoing ## Other reports on N1310A (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19990417018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990417018649A), Apr 17, 1999: Beech 35C33 (N1310A), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 17, 1999, approximately 1700 pacific daylight time, a Beech C33, N1310A, experienced a landing gear inadvertent retraction or collapse on the… - [Accident 19980401005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980401005279A), Apr 1, 1998: Beech 35C33 (N1310A), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Student made premature liftoff. Settled. Wing dipped CFI continued with dual. On landing found wing damaged. (.4)while practicing soft-field takeoffs in a… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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