11/19 2045Z (1345 local Saturday afternoon): A Be35 “experienced engine issues and landing in a field” at Fort Morgan, Colorado. The two aboard were unhurt and airplane damage is “minor”. N220D (D-5642) is a 1958 J35 registered in Greeley, Colorado.(“Engine failure in flight”–the FlightAware track shows the Bonanza departed Greeley and meandered along the South Platte River for about 16 minutes before the off-airport landing.)
This concludes the Piston Beechcraft Accidents 11/17/2022 – 11/23/2022
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