Beechcraft A35 N560B

Summary

On 21 January 1984 at about 22:10 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N560B was involved in an accident near Renton, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 1984 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Renton, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.5998, -122.1105

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N560B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84LA040

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID HE NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROP TO ZERO A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS TURNING BACK TO THE ARPT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR SINCE THE ACFT WAS OVER WATER. TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ABOUT 30 FT FROM THE WATERS EDGE IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE JOURNAL FOR THE #2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE CONNECTING ROD TO STRIKE THE CRANKCASE CREATING A HOLE THROUGH WHICH THE ENGINE OIL ESCAPED. THE #2 CYLINDER JOURNAL WAS FOUND TO BE BURNT WHERE THE BEARING FAILED. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.