- Date
- January 20, 1984, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9510RBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840120001899A
- Case key
- 24158
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Cruising at 10,500 ft the number 5 cylinder separated from the engine ass'y causing the loss of power. During the forced ldg roll the acft collided with a snow covered log collapsing the nose gear. The engine was overhauled in 1980. 1,239 hrs of operation had been recorded since the overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9510R
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6060
- Airframe hours
- 4,565
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Eugene S Harris, doing business as Harris & Assoc Inc
- Registered owner
- Harris And Associates Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1983 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsdale, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,730 total · 96 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.