- Date
- December 6, 1988, 17:30 local (Dec 7, 1988, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Arbuckle, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9569RBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881206053079A
- Case key
- 26307
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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.
Analysis
During cruise flight, the pilot noted oil on the windshield. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport. Enroute the windshield became covered with oil. The pilot opted to make an emergency landing on a road. Due to power lines, he diverted to an open field. Just prior to touch down, a connecting rod broke and exited through the top of the engine. During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9569R
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2-6104
- Airframe hours
- 4,048
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elk Creek Leasing
- Registered owner
- Elk Creek Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1988 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- SMF · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- RDD · Redding, CA
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 62 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYV, 27 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.
Other investigations on N9569R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.