- Date
- November 27, 1987, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Maricopa, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N413EEBeech P35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871127068619A
- Case key
- 25917
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a pleasure cross country flt, a precautionary landing was made due to smoke in the cockpit and a low oil pressure indication. After landing, it was found that the oil line to the oil pressure gauge was broken. After repairs, the plt took off and 10 minutes into the flt the engine experienced an overspeed. A few minutes later, the plt heard a loud bang and oil began to cover the windshield. The plt made an emergency landing on a road. During the landing roll, the aircraft collided with a pole. Inspection of the engine revealed that the no. 4 connecting rod had failed and punctured the crankcase. Further examination revealed that the bearing showed evidence of high temp scorching.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N413EE
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6999
- Airframe hours
- 5,386
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N1, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joe Gianquinto
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1987 · 129 hours before
- Departed
- L17 · Taft, CA
- Destination
- L39 · Ramona, 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,218 total · 98 in this make and model · 1,218 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL, 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.