# NTSB DEN82FTI07: Beech 35-C33, N5649S, Dillion, MT, November 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1981
- Place: Dillion, MT · DILLION, MT
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3242  81/11/10 NR.DILLION,MT         BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 435
        TIME - 1030                    N5649S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 377 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLION,MT                  SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PASSAGE FM #4 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL ON CRANKSHAFT TO #2 ROD THRO JOURNAL BLKD BY UNDET SUB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5649S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5649S-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N CE-55, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (registry code 1151410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hay Field

## 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 19811110073039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110073039A), Nov 10, 1981: Beech 35C33A, Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Crash-landed off airport. Oil system blocked by foreign material. Cause rod failure.

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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