CHI88LA104

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Milaca, MN · April 29, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 28, 1988, 19:30 local (Apr 29, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
Place
Milaca, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6042EBeech K35
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880428021039A
Case key
14068

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Airframe/component/system failure/malfunctionCruise - normal
Electrical system - failure,total
Electrical system - undeterminedCause
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalCruise - normal
Powerplant - undeterminedCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
Gear collapsedLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandFactor
Landing gear,main gear - overload

Aircraft

Registration
N6042E
Reported as
Beech K35
Category
Airplane
Serial number
D5965
Airframe hours
3,765
Engine
Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Charles J. Miller
Registered owner
Richard Anderson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · March 22, 1988
Departed
9Y2 · Brainerd, MN
Destination
FCM · Eden Prairie, MN
Airport
18Y · Milaca Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
67
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
2,056 total · 1,140 in this make and model · 1,846 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
280° at 4 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
63 °F, dew point 16 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
STC, 25 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.