# NTSB CHI78FEI34: Beech V35, N7000N, Aurora, OH, August 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Aurora, OH · AURORA, OH
- Location: 41.3015° N, 81.3325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3015&lon=-81.3325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3405   78/8/6    AURORA,OH           BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 130
        TIME - 1350                    N7000N              PX-  0  2  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               WAUKESHA,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL STARVATION FOR UNDET REASON INITIATED FAILURE OF #1 CONROD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7000N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7000N-1980-11-19), registration cancelled 1980-11-19, S/N D-8191 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780806035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806035259A), Aug 6, 1978: Beech F35, Aurora, OH, Substantial damage. Oil starvation for undet reason initiated failure of #1 conrod.

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.

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