# NTSB investigations: Beech P35: Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC06LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA084.md): Beech P35 · Gustavus, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2006 · N8690M · Substantial damage
  > The fracture of an engine connecting rod during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing on a beach, a collapsed nose landing gear, and substantial damage to the fuselage.
- [NTSB MIA02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA018.md): Beech P35 · Belle Glade, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2001 · N9754Y · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine oil for undetermined reasons that resulted in the engine seizing, a forced landing on a dirt road, and an impact with a vehicle on the dirt road during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB SEA95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA186.md): Beech P-35 · Bend, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1995 · N9531Y · Substantial damage
  > seizure of the #4 connecting rod bearing due to overtemperature resulting in the separation of the connecting rod and total loss of engine power. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA120.md): Beech P35 · Bluffton, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1994 · N982Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to oil starvation. This resulted from an undertorqued condition of the oil filter adapter, and the subsequent fretting of the adapter threads.
- [NTSB CHI93LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA345.md): Beech P35 · Ottumwa, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1993 · N8527M · Substantial damage
  > an oil leak in the oil filter adapter. A factor was landing in a crop field.
- [NTSB DEN91LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA041.md): Beech P-35 · Durango, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1991 · N9653Y · Substantial damage
  > Engine failure due to oil starvation caused by turbocharger oil feed line failure and subsequent loss of lubricating oil to the engine.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151530')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 351))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151530&occurrence=351

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