# NTSB LAX88LA207: Beech M35, N9896R, Scottsdale, AZ, June 1, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1988, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.490688, -111.920898 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4907&lon=-111.9209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88LA207
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26019/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA207

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, climb - to cruise
  - engine assembly,connecting rod - fractured (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD BROKE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9896R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9896R-1991-04-17), registration cancelled 1991-04-17, S/N D6462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D 6462
- Airframe hours: 3484
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-C 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cornwell, Paul D.
- Registered owner: Cornwell, Paul D
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1988, 19 hours before
- Departed: DVT, PHOENIX, AZ
- Destination: 1W1, DENVER, CO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 235 total, 17 in this make and model, 157 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19880601017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601017609A), Jun 1, 1988: Beech M35, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Forced landing in desert when engine failed. Hit cacti and bushes on rollout. Number 2 piston failed.

## Other investigations on N9896R (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN79FTE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE20), Jan 27, 1979: Beech M35 (N9896R), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

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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