- Date
- September 5, 1981
- Place
- Stephen, MN · STEPHEN, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1501SBeech P35
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810905055319A
- Case key
- 124029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2788 81/9/5 STEPHEN,MN BEECH P35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 3278 TIME - 1000 N1501S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 675 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEPHEN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALLHALLA,ND BEMIDJI,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- #2 CYL HOLD DOWN BOLTS SHEARED EXCEPT BOLT #15 IN CRANKCASE TORQUEING ORDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1501S
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stephen Municipal
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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.