- Date
- June 8, 1979
- Place
- Beloit, WI · BELOIT, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2069WBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790608026579A
- Case key
- 135428
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2417 79/6/8 BELOIT,WI BEECH V35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2133 TIME - 1845 N2069W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1503 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELOIT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEORIA,IL MILWAUKEE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TEARDOWN RPT STATED EXCESSIVE CRANKCASE PRESSURE AGGRAVATED BY TIGHT ASSY CLEARANCE OF #5 CONROD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2069W
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beloit
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.